Case Name: Joseph BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-09-17
Citations: 739 So. 2d 745
Docket Number: No. 98-0160
Parties: Joseph BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, C.J., STEVENSON, J., and KREEGER, JUDITH L., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 739
Pages: 745–746

Head Matter:
Joseph BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-0160.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 17, 1999.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul E. Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germa-nowicz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant challenges his conviction for delivery of cocaine pursuant to sections 893.03(2)(a)4. and 893.12(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), on the ground that the trial court erred by leaving the courtroom during voir dire of prospective jurors. The State concedes error, and we reverse. See State v. Singletary, 549 So.2d 996, 999 (Fla.1989) ("[N]o questioning of prospective jurors in a criminal case may take place outside of the presence of a trial judge. This requirement cannot be waived by anyone, including a defendant.") (footnote omitted).
Reverse and remand for a new trial.
WARNER, C.J., STEVENSON, J., and KREEGER, JUDITH L., Associate Judge, concur.