Supreme Court of Florida· 2/3/2005

Busby v. State

Citations

894 So. 2d 88
2004 WL 2471387

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holding that a juror need not be excused for cause merely because he gives equivocal responses
recognizing that peremptory challenges “can be used to excuse a juror for any reason”
observing that “actual bias [is] the standard applicable to cause challenges”
rejecting an interpretation that would “directly undercut this Court’s charge of interpreting statutes as a harmonious whole, giving effect to each of their constituent parts”
“A defendant cannot demonstrate prejudice if the trial court grants the same number of additional peremptories as cause challenges that were erroneously denied.”
“A defendant cannot demonstrate prejudice if the trial court grants the 2 same number of additional peremptories as cause challenges that were erroneously denied.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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