Hutchens v. State

469 So.2d 924 (1985)

William Frank HUTCHENS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 84-551.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 28, 1985.

Joel Kaplan, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

We reverse the defendant's conviction and remand the cause for a new trial. We hold that the trial judge erred in allowing the jury (which, without dispute, was made up of two persons who understood Spanish and four who did not) to listen to…