SHEVIN, Judge.
Sylvester Squire appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Holding that the trial court erred in denying a peremptory challenge of a prospective juror, we reverse.
Squire and codefendants, Roger Morris and Gary Lentz, were charged with armed robbery. The three defendants were tried jointly. During voir dire, codefendant Morris, an African-American, attempted to exercise a peremptory challenge against Leon Martin, an African-American prospective...
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