Kelly v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

On August 21, 2001, Appellant David Kelly was tried and convicted in the Lawrence County Circuit Court of two counts of rape, one count of incest, and one count of battery. He was sentenced to two twenty-year sentences on the rape counts and twelve months on the battery count, all to be served concurrendy. Kelly brings this appeal from the trial court’s refusal to quash a jury panel on grounds of prejudice. We find no merit in Kelly’s argument, and thus, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

During the morning of August 21, the prosecutor was scheduled to…