Case Name: Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-12-12
Citations: 117 So. 3d 1140
Docket Number: No. 3D07-628
Parties: Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SUAREZ and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 117
Pages: 1140–1140

Head Matter:
Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D07-628.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 12, 2012.
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.

Opinion:
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))).