Case Name: Alvaro RESTREPO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-10-10
Citations: 552 So. 2d 1126
Docket Number: No. 88-2098
Parties: Alvaro RESTREPO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 552
Pages: 1126–1126

Head Matter:
Alvaro RESTREPO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-2098.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 10, 1989.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 13, 1989.
Melvyn Kessler, Miami, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
It was improper closing argument for the prosecutor to state, without support in the record, that a witness was absent "maybe because he is afraid to testify against this man." Although the defense objection should have been sustained, we conclude that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986). No reversible error has been shown with respect to the other points on appeal.
Affirmed.