
    Michael CHESTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 98-1839
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    Feb. 17, 1999.
    Leonard J. Cooperman, Miami, for appellant.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Simone P. Firley, Fort Lauderdale, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.
   PER CURIAM. '

After careful consideration of the well-presented arguments to the contrary, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s disal-lowance of a defense peremptory challenge. Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759 (Fla.1996).

Affirmed.  