PORTER v. STATE

No. 97-2185.

708 So.2d 338 (1998)

Lavell Keith PORTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Kenneth P. Speiller, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Maya S. Saxena, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, LEVY and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

During jury selection, the Defendant attempted to exercise a peremptory challenge to dismiss a female prospective juror named Isern. The State noted that juror Isern was female and requested a gender-neutral reason for the strike. The Defendant responded that the reason for the strike was the fact that juror Isern had been the victim of crime. Specifically, juror Isern's wallet had been stolen, and, on another...

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