Case Name: Luther JORDAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-06-23
Citations: 400 So. 2d 174
Docket Number: No. 79-1606
Parties: Luther JORDAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HENDRY, SCHWARTZ and NESBITT, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 400
Pages: 174–174

Head Matter:
Luther JORDAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 79-1606.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 23, 1981.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Barbara Kelley, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
' Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Calianne P. Lantz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HENDRY, SCHWARTZ and NESBITT, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant's conviction for theft is reversed on the basis of error resulting from the prosecutor's impermissible comment on the accused's right to remain silent, which error was adequately preserved for appeal by objection and a motion for mistrial. Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976); Clark v. State, 363 So.2d 331 (Fla.1978); Willinsky v. State, 360 So.2d 760 (Fla.1978); Shannon v. State, 335 So.2d 5 (Fla.1976); Bennett v. State, 316 So.2d 41 (Fla.1975); Marshall v. State, 393 So.2d 584 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); Barnes v. State, 375 So.2d 40 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).
Reversed and remanded for new trial.