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GODWIN v. STATE

No. BJ-461.

501 So.2d 154 (1987)

Frederick E. GODWIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Glenna Joyce Reeves, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Gary L. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

NIMMONS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence after jury trial on one count of burglary of a structure. Appellant contends, among other things, that the trial court erred in requiring defense counsel to select a jury in appellant's absence. We agree and reverse.

Appellant appeared in court on Monday morning, the day on which jury selection was scheduled to begin. Jury selection in several other...

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