LEWIS V. STATE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2012 Opinion filed December 12, 2012. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D07-628 Lower Tribunal No. 06-817 ________________ Walter Lewis, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, John C. Schlesinger, Judge. Fisher and Lawrence and Peter Butelin, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Natalia Costea, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before SUAREZ and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Washington v. State, 773 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000); Melendez v. State, 787 So. 2d 918, 920 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) ( [I]n evaluating the genuineness of an explanation for striking a juror, a trial court must analyze a subjective issue, which incorporates credibility a matter solely within the purview of a finder of fact. (quoting Young v. State, 744 So. 2d 1077, 1082 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999))). 2

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