Taylor v. Commonwealth

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Appellant, Billy Lee Taylor, was convicted by a jury of second degree murder and a related firearm charge. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial based on a juror’s delayed response to a voir dire question. Finding no error, we affirm his convictions.

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During voir dire, the trial court asked prospective jurors, “Have any of you ever been the victim or have any members of your immediate family ever been the victim of a violent crime?” Juror Clements did not respond. Following the exercise of peremptory challenges, Clements was included as…