McGill v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BARROW, J.

In this appeal of a first degree murder conviction we consider the exclusion of a prospective juror for cause and the admissibility of evidence of another crime. During voir dire, one of the venire acknowledged that she felt that the defendant was required to prove his innocence; however, because of the manner in which voir dire was conducted, we are able to affirm the trial court’s determination that the juror was impartial. During the course of the trial, evidence was admitted, over the defendant’s objection, that he had assaulted another woman earlier on the same evening…