Mans v. State

The defendant, Ronald Mans, appeals from his conviction and sentence for the sale of cocaine, claiming that the trial court reversibly erred by denying his challenges for cause of two prospective jurors, Mr. Chinchilla and Ms. Rodriguez.1 Following our review of the record, we affirm.

*168“It is within the trial court’s' province to determine whether a challenge for cause should be granted based on a juror’s competency, and such a determination will not be disturbed on appeal absent manifest error.” Guzman v. State, 934 So.2d 11, 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (citing Busby v. State, 894 So.2d 88, 95…