Smiley v. State

704 So.2d 191 (1997)

John M. SMILEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 96-2406.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 30, 1997.

Benjamin L. Crump, of Parks & Crump, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Trisha E. Meggs and Timothy A. Freeland, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

MICKLE, Judge.

In this direct appeal, John Smiley alleges errors 1) in the trial court's failure to inquire as to whether Smiley voluntarily absented himself from the sidebar conference where peremptory strikes were discussed; 2) in the…