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box, and give you your assigned seats. Deborah X,
Tina X, Donald X, Leroy X, Joyce
X, Josef me X. Peter X, you will be the
alternate juror, but please come forward as well.

Ladies and gentlemen of the panel, those
of you who remain, it’s 1:30. You have been very patient
with our questions. We appreciate that very much,
however, your jury service is complete. You are free to
go. You have my sincere thanks. Please be careful going
home.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
what we are going to do is give you some instructions,
let you go to lunch. Then you will receive the oath as
jurors when you return from lunch. What I am going to do
now is give you what is called preliminary instructions.
Please pay attention. Okay.

You have been selected and sworn as the
jury to try the case of the State of Florida versus
Robert Minton. This is a criminal case, as you know.
This Defendant has been charged with battery, as we have
already told you. The definition of the elements of this
crime will be explained to you later. It is your solemn
responsibility to determine if the State has proven its
accusation beyond a reasonable doubt against, this
defendant.