Ivey v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found John Ivey guilty of armed robbery. Ivey’s motion for new trial was denied. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to excuse a certain juror for cause and in denying his motion for mistrial based on juror misconduct. He also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Because the record reveals that the trial court erred in its refusal to excuse the juror, we reverse. We find the evidence was sufficient and need not address Ivey’s contention of juror misconduct.

1. Construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence showed that on…