Case Name: Modesto HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-01-24
Citations: 543 So. 2d 755
Docket Number: No. 87-2701
Parties: Modesto HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 543
Pages: 755–755

Head Matter:
Modesto HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-2701.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 24, 1989.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mary Jane Feanny, Certified Legal Intern, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded for a new trial upon the authority of Singletary v. State, 543 So.2d 755 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), and Carter v. State, 512 So.2d 284 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). We again certify to the Florida supreme court the following question of great importance to the administration of justice:
MAY THE DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO HAVE THE TRIAL JUDGE PRESENT DURING THE VOIR DIRE OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS BE VALIDLY WAIVED BY HIS ATTORNEY OR MUST THE DEFENDANT PERSONALLY WAIVE SUCH RIGHT?
REVERSED AND REMANDED; QUESTION CERTIFIED.