PORTER v. STATE

No. 80-217.

388 So.2d 18 (1980)

Alva Vida PORTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Hill of Engel, Aronson, Fried & Cohn, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stewart J. Bellus, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BERANEK, Judge.

Appellant/defendant, Alva Vida Porter, was charged by information with aggravated battery. A jury found appellant guilty as charged and the court sentenced her to three years and one month in the state prison. She appeals her conviction and sentence raising several issues, one of which we deem necessary to discuss.

During the course of the trial, Anthony Russell entered the courtroom to testify. Juror number one raised her hand and stated that...

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