Ivy v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Aaron Rhashaud Ivy appeals his judgments and sentences for robbery with a firearm, two counts of false imprisonment with a firearm, grand theft, and felon in possession of a firearm. We affirm, writing- only to discuss his claim that the trial court did not conduct an adequate step 3 genuineness inquiry under Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759 (Fla.1996), when he opposed the State’s peremptory challenge of an African-American venireperson. Relying on our decision in Spencer v. State, No. 2D14-316, 196 So.3d. 400, 2016 WL 1066189 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar. 18, 2016), we conclude that…