WALKER v. STATE

No. 83-51.

438 So.2d 969 (1983)

George William WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for kidnapping and sexual battery. We reverse.

Defendant's contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in not permitting his presence during the exercise of peremptory challenges despite his requests to be present and his objections to being excluded.

Voir dire questioning of prospective jurors was conducted in open court in defendant's presence. However, the trial judge, assistant...

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