GONZALEZ v. STATE

No. 98-1253.

744 So.2d 1102 (1999)

Fidel GONZALEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Rosa C. Figarola, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., NESBITT and COPE, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Fidel Gonzalez appeals an order summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm.

First, the fact that a juror was a personal friend of the judge is not a basis for a challenge for cause. See Porter v. State, 160 So.2d 104, 109-10 (Fla.1963). In a small community it will not be uncommon for the trial judge to be acquainted with one or more...

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