Lewis v. State

Full title: Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Dec 12, 2012

117 So. 3d 1140 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 3D07–628.

2012-12-12

Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, John C. Schlesinger, Judge. Fisher and Lawrence and Peter Butelin, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Natalia Costea, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami–Dade County, John C. Schlesinger, Judge.
Fisher and Lawrence and Peter Butelin, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Natalia Costea, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SUAREZ and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

Prior Report: 20 So.3d 999. PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Washington v. State, 773 So.2d 1202 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Melendez v. State, 787 So.2d 918, 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) (“[I]n evaluating the ‘genuineness' of an explanation for striking a juror, a trial court must analyze a subjective issue, which incorporates credibility—‘a matter solely within the purview of a finder of fact.’ ” (quoting Young v. State, 744 So.2d 1077, 1082 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999))).