Akins v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

KLEIN, J.

We grant the State’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our original opinion which was filed on October 3, 2001, and substitute the following opinion.

Appellant’s convictions of first degree murder, burglary of a dwelling with a deadly weapon, and dealing in stolen property were affirmed in Akins v. State, 694 So.2d 847 (Fla. 4th DCA), dismissed, 705 So.2d 7 (Fla.1997). He then moved for post-conviction relief, alleging, among other things, that his trial counsel was ineffec*491tive because he allowed a biased juror to sit. Although the trial court found counsel…