HOWARD v. STATE

No. 2D01-4423.

869 So.2d 725 (2004)

Vasco HOWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Howardene Garrett, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jonathan P. Hurley, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.

Vasco Howard appeals a judgment for robbery with a firearm, raising two issues arising from his jury trial. We reverse because during voir dire the trial court sua sponte dismissed a prospective juror for cause and denied Mr. Howard's request for an opportunity to question the juror to clarify whether her answers to prior questioning indicated an inability to fulfill her obligations as a juror. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.300(b); Melendez...

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