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Although Prosecutor Requested Race-neutral Explanation For Challenge To Male Juror, It Was Clear From Context That He Was Requesting Gender-neutral Explanation…

Feb 27th, 2018 in News by admin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 4 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2018 ALTHOUGH PROSECUTOR REQUESTED RACE-NEUTRAL EXPLANATION FOR CHALLENGE TO MALE JUROR, IT WAS CLEAR FROM CONTEXT THAT HE WAS REQUESTING GENDER-NEUTRAL EXPLANATION, AS THE OBJECTION WAS…


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Trial Court Did Not Err In Granting A New Trial Based On The Trial Court’s Failure To Allow Defendants

Feb 21st, 2018 in News by admin

TRIAL COURT DID NOT ERR IN GRANTING A NEW TRIAL BASED ON THE TRIAL COURT’S FAILURE TO ALLOW DEFENDANTS TO QUESTION SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE VENIRE BEFORE THEY WERE EXCUSED FOR BIAS. In this tobacco case, after the first round…


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