BELL v. STATE

No. 4D02-3957.

870 So.2d 893 (2004)

Alvin BELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Peggy Natale, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Laura Fisher Zibura, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, C.J.

Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the trial judge abused his discretion in refusing his challenge for cause as to one potential juror's impartiality. We agree. The juror expressed a clear bias in favor of the state and his responses to the court's questioning merely indicated he would "try" his best not to be prejudiced. While a juror's efforts to be a neutral fact-finder may be admirable, on this record we find the juror's remarks were legally...

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