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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 89-3282.

566 So.2d 1348 (1990)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Howard L. WILLIAMS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn J. Mosley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Barbara M. Linthicum, Public Defender and Paula S. Saunders, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellee.

WIGGINTON, Judge.

The state appeals an order granting appellee a new trial due to the trial judge's failure to hold a hearing pursuant to State v. Neil, 457 So.2d 481 (Fla. 1984) after appellee objected to the state's use of peremptory challenges against black jurors. We reverse.

The record shows that appellee is a black male. During his trial on an armed robbery charge, the state used peremptory challenges to strike...

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