COPE, J.
Terrance Luther James appeals his conviction, contending that the trial court improperly allowed one of the State's peremptory challenges. We affirm.
During jury selection, the State exercised a peremptory challenge against a Hispanic female, a paralegal who had recently completed law school and had taken the Florida Bar examination. The defense requested a gender and ethnic neutral reason for the peremptory challenge. The State responded that the...
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