Case Name: Donald Edward FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-05-19
Citations: 431 So. 2d 349
Docket Number: No. 82-726
Parties: Donald Edward FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAUKSCH and COWART, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 431
Pages: 349–349

Head Matter:
Donald Edward FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-726.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 19, 1983.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Curley R. Doltie, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dayto-na Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
FOXMAN, Associate Judge.
The following dialogue took place at trial:
Question: (by State Attorney): Did the Defendant respond to your questions when you read the exhibit [Miranda rights card].
Answer (by Officer Hardway): He stated he had nothing to say.
Defense counsel immediately moved for mistrial. The question and response are improper and require reversal. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966); Bennett v. State, 316 So.2d 41 (Fla.1975); Jones v. State, 200 So.2d 574 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967). The case is remanded for a new trial.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
DAUKSCH and COWART, JJ., concur.