State of Florida v. John Pacchiana

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC18-655 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. JOHN PACCHIANA, Respondent. January 9, 2020 CANADY, C.J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Pacchiana v. State,

240 So. 3d 803

(Fla. 4th DCA 2018), which held that a peremptory strike was constitutionally impermissible because it was based on the prospective juror’s religion. The Fourth District’s decision was based in part on its conclusion that the peremptory strike involved an unconstitutional religious test. See art. VI, cl. 3,…