Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joe DAVIS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-04-06
Citations: 411 So. 2d 1354
Docket Number: No. 81-300
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joe DAVIS, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, C. J., and BARK-DULL and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 411
Pages: 1354–1356

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joe DAVIS, Appellee.
No. 81-300.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 6, 1982.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Paul Mendel-son, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert R. Schrank, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
Before HUBBART, C. J., and BARK-DULL and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant was charged with second degree murder and display of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The defense was self-defense. The jury acquitted the defendant of second degree murder, but convicted him of unlawful possession of a firearm. The trial court granted a new trial; the State appeals. We affirm.
The principal prosecution witness was the deceased's seven-year-old child. The trial court found her testimony not worthy of belief, warranting a new trial. Tibbs v. State, 397 So.2d 1120 (Fla.1981); State v. Gomez, 363 So.2d 624 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978); Baker v. State, 336 So.2d 364 (Fla.1976). He also found that the prosecutor made improper closing argument because it was based on facts not adduced on the evidence. This would also warrant a new trial. Kirk v. State, 227 So.2d 40 (Fla. 4th DCA 1969); Smith v. State, 74 Fla. 44, 76 So. 334 (1917).
Therefore, the order under review be and the same is hereby affirmed.
Affirmed.