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Tabares v. State, No. 3D07-3285 (Fla. App. 12/23/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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Jorge Tabares, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D07-3285. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed December 23, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Peter Adrien, Judge, Lower Tribunal No. 04-33017. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Natalia Costea, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before SUAREZ, LAGOA, and SALTER, JJ. SUAREZ, J. Page 2 Jorge Tabares (”Tabares”) appeals from a judgment and sentence claiming that the trial court erred in denying his motion to strike five (5) jurors for cause. Because the record does not support the trial court’s decision to deny the challenges for cause, we reverse and remand for a new trial...continue to full post

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