WALNER DESHOMMES v. MANNO EXALANT (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

WALNER DESHOMMES, Appellant, v. MANNO EXALANT, Appellee.

No. 4D22-513

Decided: November 02, 2022

Lawrence R. Metsch of Metschlaw, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant. Vivian H. Fazio of Law Offices of Vivian H. Fazio, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Michele K. Feinzig of Michele K. Feinzig, P.A., Coral Springs, for appellee.

Affirmed. See United States v. Schwartz, No. 19-20451, 2021 WL 5283948, at *2 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 12, 2021) (“All courts that have considered this question so far have universally reached the conclusion that a defendant can still assess a juror's credibility and demeanor during both voir dire and trial while the juror is wearing a face mask.”); United States v. Trimarco, No. 17-CR-583 (JMA), 2020 WL 5211051, at *1, *5 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2020) (denying a motion for continuance “until some indeterminate time in the future” when safety measures ordered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted, and agreeing with the government that “there is no constitutional right that requires a defendant to see a juror's facial expression or allows him to communicate nonverbally with a juror.”).

PER CURIAM.

GROSS, DAMOORGIAN and FORST, JJ., concur.

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