GARCIA v. STATE

No. 90-938.

570 So.2d 1082 (1990)

Melvyn M. GARCIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Louis K. Nicholas II, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant, Melvyn M. Garcia, appeals from a final judgment of conviction and sentence entered against him for manslaughter with a firearm and for unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

During jury selection, the trial court erroneously declined to excuse a juror for cause, notwithstanding the fact that the statements made by the juror during voir dire raised reasonable doubt...

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