SPENCER

v.

WAINWRIGHT, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Brooks v. State, 762 So. 2d 879 (Fla. 2000)
  …418 (Fla.1996), is applicable: Wide latitude is permitted in arguing to a jury. Thomas v. State, 326 So. 2d 413 (Fla.1975); Spencer v. State, 133 So. 2d 729 (Fla.1961), cert. denied, 369 U.S. 880, 82 S.Ct. 1155, 8 L.Ed.2d 283 (1962), cert. denied, 372 U.S. 904, 83 S.Ct. 742, 9 L.Ed.2d 730 (1963). Logical inferences may be drawn, and counsel is allowed to advance all legitimate arguments.' Spencer. The control of comments is within the trial court’s discretion,' and an appellate court 'will not interfere…
• McArthur Breedlove v. State, 413 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1982)
  …ce (violence in Dade County).11 Wide latitude is permitted in arguing to a jury. Thomas v. State, 326 So. 2d 413 (Fla.1975); Spencer v. State, 133 So. 2d 729 (Fla.1961), cert. denied, 369 U.S. 880, 82 S.Ct. 1155, 8 L.Ed.2d 283 (1962), cert. denied, 372 U.S. 904, 83 S.Ct. 742, 9 L.Ed.2d 730 (1963). Logical inferences may be drawn, and counsel is allowed to advance all legitimate arguments. Spencer. The control of comments is within the trial court’s discretion, and an appellate court will not interfere unle…
• Gore v. State, 599 So. 2d 978 (Fla. 1992)
  …loring of a witness’s testimony by that which he has heard from other witnesses who have preceded him on the stand.” Spencer v. State, 133 So. 2d 729, 731 (Fla.1961), cert. denied, 369 U.S. 880, 82 S.Ct. 1155, 8 L.Ed.2d 283 (1962), and cert. denied, 372 U.S. 904, 83 S.Ct. 742, 9 L.Ed.2d 730 (1963). However, a defendant does not have an absolute right to exclude witnesses from the courtroom. “The trial judge is endowed with a sound judicial discretion to decide whether particular prospective witnesses shoul…