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SMITH v. STATE

No. 86-2624.

516 So.2d 43 (1987)

Leroy SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Barbara Green, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Richard L. Kaplan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the defendant Leroy Smith from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered against him for sexual battery based on an adverse jury verdict. We reverse and remand for a new trial based on the following briefly stated legal analysis.

First, the trial court committed reversible error in denying a defense challenge for cause made at trial against a prospective juror, Ms. Alfonso. This...

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