Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 7, 2002No. 3D01-1691Published

1Per curiam

Jaumon Ramar Lewis appeals his conviction for aggravated assault and resisting an officer without violence. With regard to the challenged juror, when the pertinent voir dire is read in context, we do not think that the juror impermissibly placed a burden on the defendant to introduce evidence. See Gore v. State, 706 So.2d 1328, 1332 (Fla.1997).

On cross-examination of the arresting officer, the arresting officer should have been allowed to testify about whether the crime scene technicians performed a gunshot residue test on defendant-appellant Lewis. See Jones v. State, 399 So.2d 67, 68 (Fla.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Gore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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