Rector v. State

We affirm appellant’s convictions and sentences for conspiracy to commit first degree murder and first degree murder.

Appellant raises a Neil/Slappy issue as to the peremptory challenge of one African American juror. See State v. Neil, 457 So.2d 481 (Fla.1984), clarified, State v. Castillo, 486 So.2d 565 (Fla.1986); State v. Slappy, 522 So.2d 18 (Fla.1988), cert. denied, 487 U.S. 1219, 108 S.Ct. 2873, 101 L.Ed.2d 909 (1988). While a Neil/Slappy generally requires the granting of a new trial, the special facts of this case lead us to conclude that the error, if any, does not require one. In…