Massad v. State

W. SHARP, Judge.

Massad was convicted of having solicited the first degree murder of a circuit court judge, Jerry Lockett.1 Her primary argument on appeal is that the trial court erred by not excusing for cause Juror Keenan, pursuant to the defense counsel’s motion, after the defense had exhausted its preemp-tory challenges. The defense relies primarily on Mann v. State, 571 So.2d 551 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). We affirm.

During voir dire, Juror Keenan stated that her father had been a police officer with the City of Miami for 35 years, that she knew a member of Judge Lockett’s family, and that she…