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DERY v. STATE

No. 2D08-3869.

68 So.3d 252 (2010)

Michael T. DERY, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 21, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman , Public Defender, and Carol J.Y. Wilson , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ha Thu Dao , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Michael T. Dery, Jr., appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and the resulting sentence of life imprisonment. The evidence against him was primarily, if not exclusively, circumstantial. The forensic science skills of the lead detective, a medical examiner, and a DNA expert were a major feature of the State's case. A juror, who did not reveal that she had any background in forensic sciences during voir dire, and who appeared simply to be...

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