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LEWIS v. STATE

No. 91-0648.

593 So.2d 1195 (1992)

Carl LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michelle A. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Carl Lewis appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He claims that he should have been allowed to "back strike" a prospective juror. We agree and reverse and remand for a new trial.

At trial, the judge announced that the parties would proceed to exercise their challenges to jurors until there was a "double pass." The state excused one juror, appellant excused...

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