REYNOLDS v. STATE

No. 89-184.

555 So.2d 918 (1990)

Patrick Anthony REYNOLDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Kathleen Stover, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Edward C. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


NIMMONS, Judge.

Reynolds appeals from his conviction of the offense of possession of cocaine, asserting reversible error in the jury selection process by reason of the state's excusing a black juror peremptorily. We affirm.

The trial court employed a jury selection method whereby 17 men and women were randomly called forward from a larger pool. Among the 17 was one black, Ms. Dean, who was the twelfth person called forward. The trial judge initially elicited...

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