Johnson v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

George Johnson seeks review of the judgment and sentence the trial court entered after a jury found him guilty of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. We reverse because the court erred in sustaining the State’s use of a peremptory strike during voir dire in the face of a defense objection on the basis of gender.

During voir dire, the defense objected when the State struck juror 9, who was the last male on the panel and would have taken the last seat on the jury. Defense counsel noted that the jury would consist entirely of females if the court upheld the strike and…