ORTIZ v. STATE

No. 4D01-3538.

835 So.2d 1250 (2003)

Eluterio ORTIZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 29, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Maria J. Patullo, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Eluterio Ortiz, appeals his conviction on the charge of attempted first degree murder, raising two points on appeal. We affirm as to both issues raised.

In his first issue, appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in substituting an alternate juror for a juror selected to serve on the panel who had been sleeping during the proceedings.

The trial court has broad discretion with regard to the course of the trial...

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