HARPER v. STATE

No. 88-2257.

549 So.2d 1121 (1989)

Willie Ray HARPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


ZEHMER, Judge.

Willie Ray Harper appeals a final judgment adjudicating him guilty of first degree murder and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. He contends that the state violated his right to an impartial jury by using peremptory challenges to systematically exclude women from the jury. This issue was not properly preserved for appellate review because appellant's counsel only objected to the state's exercise of the challenge on the basis of race...

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