WAINWRIGHT, CORRECTIONS SECRETARY

v.

PEREZ

Citator

Cited By (45 total)

• Davis v. State, 461 So. 2d 67 (Fla. 1984)
  …cusing a certain prospective juror for cause. The competency of a challenged juror is a mixed question of law and fact, the determination of which is within the trial court’s discretion. Christopher v. State, 407 So. 2d 198 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 910, 102 S.Ct. 1761, 72 L.Ed.2d 169 (1982). Manifest error must be shown before a trial court’s ruling will be disturbed on appeal. Id. “The test for determining juror competency is whether the juror can lay aside any bias or prejudice and render his ve…
• Stano v. State, 473 So. 2d 1282 (Fla. 1985)
  …erer. A trial court’s discretion extends to determining what is relevant evidence at sentencing, and a trial court’s finding will not be disturbed unless an abuse of discretion is shown. Christopher v. State, 407 So. 2d 198 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 910, 102 S.Ct. 1761, 72 L.Ed.2d 169 (1982). Stano has demonstrated no abuse of discretion on this point. The victim’s parents testified at the first trial. Prior to the second trial, however, they stated that, because they were so upset, they would n…
• Mills v. State, 462 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. 1985)
  …petency of a juror challenged for cause presents a mixed question of law and fact to be determined by the trial court. Manifest error must be shown to overturn the trial court’s finding. Christopher v. State, 407 So. 2d 198 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 910, 102 S.Ct. 1761, 72 L.Ed.2d 169 (1982). The trial court determined that the challenged juror here could “lay aside any bias or prejudice and render his verdict solely upon the evidence presented and the instructions on the law given to him by the co…