Opinion

Brown v. State

739 So. 2d 745
1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 12375
1999 WL 741057

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Filed: Sep 17, 1999
Status: Published
On the bench: Judith, Kreeger, Stevenson, Warner
Cited by: 0 cases
Authority: More cited than 0.7%

The opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges his conviction for delivery of cocaine pursuant to sections *746 893.03(2)(a)4. and 893.12(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), on the ground that the trial court erred by leaving the courtroom during voir dire of prospective jurors. The State concedes error, and we reverse. See State v. Singletary, 549 So.2d 996, 999 (Fla.1989) (“[N]o questioning of prospective jurors in a criminal case may take place outside of the presence of a trial judge. This requirement cannot be waived by anyone, including a defendant.”) (footnote omitted).

Reverse and remand for a new trial.

WARNER, C.J., STEVENSON, J., and KREEGER, JUDITH L., Associate Judge, concur.

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