Case Name: Eddie John ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-09-16
Citations: 698 So. 2d 1364
Docket Number: No. 96-1821
Parties: Eddie John ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MINER, MICKLE and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 698
Pages: 1364–1364

Head Matter:
Eddie John ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-1821.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 16, 1997.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender and W.C. McLain, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Carolyn J. Mosley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Eddie John Allen (Allen) directly appeals his conviction and sentence, solely on the basis that he was denied his right to be present at the bench conference during which peremptory challenges were exercised. His trial took place on March 27, 1996. We agree that we are obliged to reverse and remand for a new trial. Coney v. State, 653 So.2d 1009 (Fla.1995), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 315, 133 L.Ed.2d 218 (1995).
REVERSED and REMANDED for new trial.
MINER, MICKLE and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.