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State v. Benton

Citations

  • 662 So. 2d 1364
  • 1995 WL 689606

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  • reversing grant of new trial where defendant did not request curative instruction or mistrial
  • reversing order granting new trial; finding no preservation as to state’s impermissible comment on defendant’s right to remain silent where defendant failed to request curative instruction or mistrial
  • “[D]efendant’s failure to request a curative instruction or a mistrial after the court apparently sustained defendant’s objection precludes awarding a new trial based on that comment.”

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Judges: Baskin, Cope and Levy

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