COTTRELL v. STATE

No. 4D04-3568.

930 So.2d 827 (2006)

Benjamin COTTRELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and John M. Conway, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, were withdrawn after filing brief. Benjamin Cottrell, Avon Park, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

Voir dire — the method of ensuring a defendant's constitutional right to trial by an impartial jury—creates the issue in this appeal. The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for robbery. He argues the trial court erred in denying his challenge for cause to a prospective juror. We agree and reverse.

The Information alleged the defendant knowingly took merchandise away from two store employees with the use of force. During...

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