Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 8, 1984 · Anstead, Beranek, Walden
444 So. 2d 597; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11649 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Although we are of the view that the trial court should not have stated to a prosecution witness upon completion of her testimony, “Thank you, Miss Smith. Good luck to you,” we do not believe such remark mandated a mistrial. Cf. Blake v. State, 336 So.2d 454 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976) and People v. Roby, 38 Mich.App. 387, 196 N.W.2d 346 (1972). In our view any error could have been cured by an instruction to the jury, but no such instruction was requested. We also find no error in the other issues raised.

Accordingly, the judgment and sentence are affirmed.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and BERANEK, J., concur. WALDEN, J., dissenting without opinion.

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