TORRES v. STATE

No. 87-708.

541 So.2d 1224 (1989)

Antonio TORRES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Robert Mack, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


THREADGILL, Judge.

Appellant, a white defendant who was represented by black counsel at trial, challenges his convictions for first-degree murder and armed robbery. He contends that the state systematically excluded black jurors, improperly commented on his right to remain silent, and that the court failed to give his requested jury instructions on lesser included offenses. We find no reversible error and affirm.

During voir dire examination of the jury panel...

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