PRESTON

v.

FLORIDA

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• Bryant v. State, 565 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. 1990)
  …t ex-elude persons because of race. In Slappy, we quoted the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in United States v. Gordon, 817 F. 2d 1538, 1541 (11th Cir.1987), vacated in part on other grounds, 836 F. 2d 1312, cert. dismissed, 487 U.S. 1265, 109 S.Ct. 28, 101 L.Ed.2d 979 (1988), stating: “ ‘[T]he striking of a single black juror for a racial reason violates the Equal Protection Clause, even where other black jurors are seated, and even when there are valid reasons for the striking of s…
• State v. Parrish, 567 So. 2d 461 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
  …first part of the test requires a showing that the defendant was prosecuted while others similarly situated were not. Bassford, 812 F. 2d at 20. See also Wayte, 105 S.Ct. at 1531; United States v. Gordon, 817 F. 2d 1538 (11th Cir.1987), cert. dism.; 487 U.S. 1265, 109 S.Ct. 28, 101 L.Ed.2d 979 (1988); United States v. Schmucker, 815 F. 2d 413 (6th Cir.1987). In other words, the defendant must demonstrate that he or she is a member of an identifiable group or class. In this vein, [t]he similarly situated gro…
• Givens v. State, 619 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993)
  …onceded, “I don’t think I have a good reason for that, Your Honor.” As the striking of even one black member of the venire for racial reasons is a constitutional violation, United States v. Gordon, 817 F. 2d 1538, 1541 (11th Cir.1987), cert, disrn., 487 U.S. 1265,109 S.Ct. 28,101 L.Ed.2d 979 (1988); Slappy, 522 So. 2d at 21; Reynolds v. State, 576 So. 2d 1300, 1301 (Fla.1991), we find the record amply demonstrates the necessity of reversal. The trial court is directed to conduct a new trial consistent with…