Case Name: Lester MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-05-18
Citations: 787 So. 2d 931
Docket Number: No. 5D99-3187
Parties: Lester MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THOMPSON, C.J, COBB and PLEUS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 787
Pages: 931–931

Head Matter:
Lester MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D99-3187.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 18, 2001.
Rehearing Denied June 26, 2001.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Anne Moorman Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alfred Washington, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See State v. Rawls, 649 So.2d 1350, 1352 (Fla.1994)("The relationship must be one in which there is a recognizable bond of trust with the defendant, similar to the bond that develops between a child and her grandfather, uncle, or guardian")(emphasis added); see Gudinas v. State, 693 So.2d 953, 964 (Fla.1997)("a 'motion for mistrial should be granted only when it is necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial' ")(quoting Power v. State, 605 So.2d 856, 861 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1037, 113 S.Ct. 1863, 123 L.Ed.2d 483 (1993)).
THOMPSON, C.J, COBB and PLEUS, JJ., concur.