SALGADO v. STATE

No. 3D02-275.

829 So.2d 342 (2002)

Denis SALGADO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Lisa Walsh, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Mark Rosenblatt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before GREEN, FLETCHER, and SHEVIN, JJ.


GREEN, J.

Denis Salgado appeals his conviction for leaving the scene of an accident with injury and driving without a valid license, arguing that the trial court erred in the jury selection process by denying his challenge for cause of one prospective juror. We agree and reverse.

During voir dire, counsel for Salgado asked the potential jurors, among other things, whether or not they would give more credence to testimony given by a police officer than that...

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