JONES v. STATE

No. 1D11-1799.

93 So.3d 1189 (2012)

Shaketa JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and Pamela D. Presnell , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Brooke Poland , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


CLARK, J.

The appellant challenges convictions resulting from a jury verdict, after the trial court would not allow the appellant to peremptorily strike a potential juror. During jury selection when the appellant sought to use the peremptory strike, the state invoked the procedures outlined in Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759 (Fla. 1996), by asking for a race-neutral reason. The appellant offered two such reasons. During...

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