WARNER, Judge.
We reverse the conviction and sentence of appellant and remand for a new trial because the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to exercise a peremptory challenge.
The appellant was being tried for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The appellant, who is black, made a challenge for cause to black juror Johnson on the grounds that the juror had formerly been an investigator with the Broward sheriff's office, the law enforcement...
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