BRANDON TURNER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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The trial court properly limited the defense's closing argument where no evidence supported the theory the defense wished to advance, and any error was harmless.
[1] A trial court may properly limit a defendant's closing argument to theories supported by evidence presented at trial.
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed June 18, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D22-2218 Lower Tribunal No. F17-22822 ________________
Brandon Turner, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ramiro C. Areces, Judge.
Thomas Butler, P.A., and Thomas J. Butler, for appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before LOGUE, C.J., and LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Affirmed. See Rodriguez v. State, 608 So. 2d 124, 125 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992) (finding that trial court properly limited the defense’s closing argument where there was no evidence to support the theory the defense wished to advance); State v. DiGuilio, 491 So. 2d 1129, 1138 (Fla. 1986) (explaining that even if an error occurred, it is harmless where “there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction”).
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