District Court of Appeal of Florida

The trial court-s failure to conduct a Neil inquiry regarding the State-s peremptory challenge of a prospective juror warrants reversal, since an inquiry must be conducted where defense counsel simply objects to a peremptory challenge, identifies that the juror is a member of a distinct racial or ethnic group, and requests an inquiry, despite no allegation that the challenge was racially motivated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2006
• Published 02/15/2006

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• District Court of Appeal of Florida

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