Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 16, 1989No. 86-494PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
543 So.2d 377 (1989)
Ruben ORTIZ, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 86-494.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 16, 1989.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before FERGUSON, JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.
2Per curiam
Ruben Ortiz appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentences for first-degree arson and three counts of first-degree murder. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
During voir dire, one…
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