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SWEETING v. STATE

No. 4D08-2703.

46 So.3d 1217 (2010)

Vincent K. SWEETING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 10, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

WARNER, J.

We reverse appellant's convictions and remand for a new trial, because the trial court erred in denying challenges for cause to three jurors who stated that the defendant's failure to testify would influence their decision.1 See Overton v. State, 801 So.2d 877, 891-93 (Fla.2001) (holding that a juror should have been excused for cause where he admitted during voir dire that he...

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