Case Name: Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-02-12
Citations: 687 So. 2d 364
Docket Number: No. 96-871
Parties: Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before NESBITT, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 687
Pages: 364–364

Head Matter:
Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-871.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 12, 1997.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A Butterworth, Attorney General, and Wanda Raiford, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before NESBITT, LEVY and GODERICH, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because the State's justifications for peremptorily challenging the prospective jurors were facially race-neutral and genuine, we affirm. See State v. Holiday, 682 So.2d 1092 (Fla.1996); Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759 (Fla.1996).
Affirmed..