# Brown v. State

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · September 17, 1999 · 739 So. 2d 745

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7724478

## Case

- **Full name:** Joseph BROWN v. STATE of Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** September 17, 1999
- **Citations:** 739 So. 2d 745; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 12375; 1999 WL 741057
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Judith, Kreeger, Stevenson, Warner
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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