METAXOTOS v. STATE

No. 4D99-1632.

756 So.2d 199 (2000)

Peter METAXOTOS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Sophia Letts, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and M. Rebecca Springer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HAZOURI, J.

Appellant, Peter Metaxotos, appeals from his conviction for attempted first degree murder, burglary while armed, and sexual battery with a deadly weapon. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court erred when it denied Metaxotos' request to permit members of his family to be in the courtroom during voir dire. The trial court refused to consider any accommodation to permit family members or the public at large to be present during any...

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