Lindo v. State

Jerome Carlington Lindo appeals his conviction for attempted second degree murder with a deadly weapon. We affirm.

First, there was no error in overruling the peremptory challenge which defendant-appellant Lindo attempted to exercise, because the reason for the peremptory strike was not facially race-neutral. Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759, 764 (Fla.1996).

Second, there was no contemporaneous objection to the testimony of the niece regarding her reasons for hiding the defendant’s tools. See Perez v. State, 717 So.2d 605, 606-07 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). In view of the defendant’s conduct toward…