McDaniel v. State

Steele Hays, Justice. Appellants,

Tim McDaniel and Jaran Gookin, known as Jose, were convicted of the capital felony murder of Thomas Farnham, Jr., and sentenced to life without parole. For reversal, they argue three points in common: The trial court erred in refusing to sever the charges and try thém separately; they were wrongfully restricted in peremptory challenges; and the trial judge should have granted motions for mistrial after telling the jury this “could very well be a divided type of trial”.

Additionally, McDaniel contends grounds for a mistrial occurred when a witness stated…