Lamar v. State

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellant, Stanford Lamar, was convicted by a jury of robbery and sentenced as an habitual offender to thirty years’ imprisonment. Lamar appeals the conviction, contending that the trial court erred in denying him the closing argument at trial, in denying him adequate time to argue his case to the jury, and in denying his motion for a new trial, which demonstrated that a juror had lied during voir dire examination by denying any previous arrest record or acquaintance with court personnel. We believe error is apparent from the record requiring reversal of the conviction.

Lamar’s…