JOINER v. STATE

No. 91-99.

593 So.2d 554 (1992)

Eddie JOINER a/k/a John Blue, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied February 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Kenneth Witts, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and David G. Mersch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


PETERSON, Judge.

Eddie Joiner appeals his convictions for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest without violence. He contends that the state gave an inadequate reason for a peremptory challenge of a prospective black juror — Joiner is also black. We affirm.

The record reflects that defense counsel first excused a black person from the jury panel. The state then excused jurors number three and four, a white and a black person respectively...

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