Legal Opinion

Turnbull v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 1, 2006No. 3D05-272PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Andre Turnbull (“Turnbull”), appeals his conviction and sentence for unlawful driving as a habitual offender. We reverse.

*276The pertinent facts are as follows: Two police officers stopped Turnbull, an African-American man, for driving with a broken headlight. Turnbull admitted that he was driving with a suspended license, but claimed it was out of necessity to rescue his stranded girlfriend. The officers reviewed Turnbull’s driving record and arrested him. The State charged Turnbull with driving as a habitual traffic offender.

At the beginning of voir dire, the first questions the State asked the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. State v. NeilSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Melbourne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Whitby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Frazier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Glinton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. People v. Flores CA4/2California Court of Appeal · 2020
  3. State Of Washington v. Jeffery Deon BrownCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014
  4. State Of Washington, Res. v. Dwight David Benson, App.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2013

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