JEFFERSON v. STATE

No. 84-2282.

489 So.2d 211 (1986)

Tyrone JEFFERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Alan E. Weinstein and Richard J. Preira, Special Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Nancy C. Wear, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

Tyrone Jefferson appeals his convictions and sentences for first degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. We reverse appellant's convictions and remand for a new trial on the following briefly stated analysis.

Appellant's sole issue on appeal is that he was forced to use a peremptory challenge to exclude a juror when the trial court denied his motion to exclude her for cause. As a result, an objectionable juror was seated after defendant...

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