SAMMY L. EDWARDS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Pelham v. Walker, 135 So. 3d 1114 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013)
  …arr v. State, 817 So. 2d 1093, 1093 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). “[A]mbiguities or uncertainties about a juror’s impartiality should be resolved in favor of excusing the juror.” Carratelli v. State, 961 So. 2d 312, 318 (Fla.2007); see also Caldwell v. State, 50 So. 3d 1234, 1237 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). In Pacot v. Wheeler, 758 So. 2d 1141, 1142 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000), jurors stated during voir dire that they would have difficulty following the law regarding damage awards for pain and suffering. The Fourth District held that…
• Welch v. State, 189 So. 3d 296 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016)
  …or.’ ” (citation omitted) (quoting Carratelli v. State, 961 So. 2d 312, 318 (Fla.2007)). The impartiality required of jurors cannot depend on whether an accused criminal defendant will waive the right to remain silent. See, e.g., Caldwell v. State, 50 So. 3d 1234, 1236-38 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011) (holding that unrehabilitated prospective juror who opined during voir dire that criminal defendants would want to have the opportunity to speak the truth unless they are guilty should have been stricken for cause); McKay…
• Massaro v. State, 244 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)

Authorities Cited

• Gusow v. State, 6 So. 3d 699 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009)