MONTGOMERY v. STATE

No. 92-2274.

622 So.2d 1116 (1993)

Henry Lee MONTGOMERY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter and Manuel Alvarez, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Randall Sutton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before FERGUSON, JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for strong arm robbery. For the following reason, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

During voir dire, defense counsel attempted to backstrike a juror for cause. The trial court denied the challenge and announced that his "ground rules" allowed "challenges for cause when calling for cause, then we go to peremptories."

Notwithstanding those "ground rules," it is clear beyond peradventure...

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