2/7/19 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: State of Florida v. Shawnest Angelo Ivey SC18-372

Mr. Ivey appealed his criminal convictions arguing the trial court erred in allowing a peremptory challenge by the State to strike an African-American juror. The First District Court of Appeal reversed Mr. Ivey’s convictions and sent the case back to the trial court. The First DCA concluded the State’s reason to strike the juror was insufficient and also certified a question of great public importance for this Court’s review.