Hayes v. State

James William Hayes, Jr., seeks reversal of his convictions and sentences for robbery with a weapon, false imprisonment with a weapon or firearm, and petit theft. He asserts the trial court erred by (1) denying one of his peremptory challenges to a prospective juror, and (2) allowing the state to introduce inadmissible hearsay in the form of a rent receipt found in Mr. Hayes’s home and testimony from a law enforcement officer identifying Mr. Hayes’s wife. We affirm as to the hearsay issue without further comment. We also affirm the court’s denial of the peremptory *101challenge, finding it not…