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HIGHTOWER v. STATE

No. 95-352.

666 So.2d 281 (1996)

Dean HIGHTOWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

January 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Buonauro, of Robert J. Buonauro, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

HARRIS, Judge.

Because a juror was less than candid (at the very least, his answer was inaccurate) with the court and the attorneys during voir dire, we reverse for a new trial.1 On several occasions during voir dire, the juror denied that he knew anyone in the State Attorney's Office. Not only did the juror know an assistant state attorney, but he also played on a softball team with him and...

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