SHANNON v. STATE

No. 4D98-3908.

770 So.2d 714 (2000)

Mark A. SHANNON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth G. Spillias of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Robert R.' Wheeler and Bart Schneider, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a firearm and burglary while armed with a firearm. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court erred in denying appellant's challenges to jurors for cause.

One juror stated that he could not understand why someone who was innocent would not speak to his innocence at trial. Another juror said that he would give a police witness more credibility than a lay witness because his son-in-law was...

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