Ham v. State
Ham v. State
Opinion of the Court
Defendant Larry Ham appeals his conviction for false imprisonment, sexual battery, aggravated battery, and robbery. Defendant contends that his objection to a portion of the prosecution’s closing argument should have been sustained, and that a new trial is warranted, on the theory that the prosecutor’s comment denigrated the concept of reasonable doubt and the jury’s function with relation to it.
Affirmed.
[PROSECUTOR]: All the evidence that I told you you would see has been seen. We delivered. We have met our burden of proof.
You are going to hear a lot about reasonable doubt. We have to prove our case beyond a reasonable doubt. But ladies and gentlemen, let's really get down to it. You are not here to find doubt. You are here to find the truth, and there has been a lot of smoke screens.
[DEFENSE COUNSEL]: Judge, I'm going to object to that comment. It is totally inappropriate.
[THE COURT]: Overruled.
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- Full Case Name
- Larry Alexander HAM v. The STATE of Florida
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- Published