WIGGINTON, Judge.
The issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in prohibiting defense counsel from exercising available peremptory challenges prior to the time the jury was sworn. We reverse.
During jury selection, when the time approached for the parties to exercise their challenges, the trial court announced the following procedure:
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