BROWN v. STATE

No. 98-0325.

733 So.2d 1128 (1999)

Keith BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Steven H. Malone, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of trafficking in a prescription drug. He raises two issues which require reversal: (1) allowing the state to strike a black juror because he believed that police are racially biased, and (2) unfounded references to criminal organizations by the prosecutor.

The state's case consisted primarily of two witnesses. A detective testified that while she was hiding in a confidential informant...

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