McCants v. State
McCants v. State
210 So. 3d 130; 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13928
(Southern Reporter, Third Series)
McCants v. State
Opinion
For the reasons set forth in Ivy v. State, 196 So.3d 394, (Fla. 2d DCA 2016), we affirm. Again, we certify the following question of great public importance to the supreme court:
DURING A MELBOURNE V. STATE, 679 So.2d 759, 763 (Fla. 1996), HEARING, WHEN A TRIAL COURT FINDS THAT THE PROPONENT’S REASON FOR A PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE IS FACIALLY NEUTRAL, IS IT THE BURDEN OF THE OPPONENT (1) TO CLAIM THE REASON IS A PRETEXT, (2) TO PLACE INTO THE RECORD THE CIRCUMSTANCES SUPPORTING ITS POSITION, AND (3) TO OBJECT IF THE TRIAL COURT’S RULING DOES NOT CONTAIN ADEQUATE FINDINGS ON THE ISSUE OF GENUINENESS?
Affirmed; question certified.
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