Supreme Court of Florida

State v. Holiday

November 14, 1996682 So. 2d 1092

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida held that, to trigger a State v. Neil inquiry into a peremptory challenge, the objecting party need only timely object, show the juror belongs to a distinct race, cognizable class, or gender, and request that the court ask for a reason. The Court quashed the Third District Court of Appeal's reversal and reinstated Steven Holiday's convictions.