863 So. 2d 412

Robert W. CRONIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D02-2915.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Dec. 31, 2003.

*413Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Richard B. Greene, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Laura Fisher Zibura, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, appellant claims that the prosecutor’s reference to Mother’s Day in closing argument was improper and prejudicial, and the court erred in overruling his objection. Here, the appellant was on trial for attempted murder of his mother, and the trial concluded on the Friday before Mother’s Day. While we agree that the court should have sustained an objection when the prosecutor referred to Mother’s Day in closing argument, we conclude that this one comment was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129, 1135 (Fla.1986).

As to the contention that appellant was denied his right to a full appeal by transcripts filled with inaudible portions, we affirm, as the transcript when reconstructed was sufficient to determine what objections to evidence were made and the rulings thereon. While there were still inaudible phrases, the inaudible portions do not prevent a complete review of the issues presented. See Velez v. State, 645 So.2d 42, 44 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).1

Affirmed as to all issues.

WARNER, GROSS and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

Cronin v. State
863 So. 2d 412

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Cronin v. State
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