State v. Sparkman

Chief Justice TOAL:

Petitioner Corey Sparkman (“Sparkman”) was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years in prison. He now seeks to reverse the Court of Appeals’ ruling affirming the trial judge’s denial of his motion for mistrial. Sparkman alleges that during voir dire, the jury’s foreman, Arthur Scott (“Scott”), intentionally concealed that he had been the victim of an assault and that this concealment materially diminished Sparkman’s use of peremptory challenges and wrongfully influenced the jury, resulting in his conviction. We disagree and affirm Sparkman’s conviction.

Factua…