Henderson v. State

Although we find that the issues raised by the appellant in this appeal do not warrant reversal of his convictions and sentences for armed robbery with a firearm and causing bodily injury in the commission of a robbery, we feel obliged to address the matter of permitting jurors to question witnesses in criminal cases.1

For some years now, the Florida Supreme Court has countenanced the practice of trial judges in criminal cases permitting jurors to propound questions to witnesses in criminal cases. “[Ujpon appropriate occasions a trier of fact might be justified in propounding a question.... We…