Case Name: Maria DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-01-28
Citations: 341 So. 2d 1052
Docket Number: No. 76-652
Parties: Maria DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MAGER, C. J., and ALDERMAN, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 341
Pages: 1052–1052

Head Matter:
Maria DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-652.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 28, 1977.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Richard S. Power, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Marsha G. Madorsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
DAUKSCH, Judge.
The evidence clearly indicates the guilt of the Defendant, and the Appellant did not argue the sufficiency of the evidence in the brief. Had the evidence not been so clear to indicate that the jury was not misled into an erroneous verdict the comments of the prosecutor should have warranted a new trial or reversal. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are all grownups and we know and I know you all know that sometimes people commit perjury on the witness stand. And I submit to you that it's more often from the Defense side than it is from the State's side." There was no evidence in the record to support this last statement. This statement goes much deeper than mere argument and should be discouraged.
AFFIRM.
MAGER, C. J., and ALDERMAN, J., concur.