Legal Opinion

Denmark v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 24, 1995No. 92-3727PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Judge.

John Denmark appeals his conviction for aggravated assault of his mother with a firearm. We affirm all issues raised and address only two. In the first, Denmark asserts reversible error because a juror was allowed to serve who was the father of the deputy sheriff who investigated the incident, filed the complaint against Denmark, and testified against him at trial. Under section 913.03(9), Florida Statutes (1989),1 Denmark’s counsel could have challenged the juror for cause, yet, after questioning the juror about his impartiality, did not do so. See, e.g., Polynice v. State, 568…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SullivanSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  2. State v. RodgersSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  3. Pineiro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Russell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. Whilden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Ogden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Judah v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Kurt James v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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