LEON v. STATE

No. 79-51.

396 So.2d 203 (1981)

Antonio Bernardo LEON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Paul Mendelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and NESBITT, J. and MELVIN, WOODROW M. (Ret.), Associate Judge.


NESBITT, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to excuse a juror for cause. Finding that it did, we reverse the defendant's judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.

The defendant was charged by information with burglary and grand theft. He entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a trial by jury. During the voir dire, one of the prospective jurors stated that her...

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