State v. Parnell

Defendant appeals from the judgment and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of violating the state Uniform Narcotic Drug Act.

Her claim for new trial is predicated upon a single assignment of error. She insists that the trial court should have granted her motion to excuse a challenged juror for cause.

When the prospective jurors were asked on voir dire if they were acquainted with the defendant or any of the attorneys in the case, Mr. Arthur L. Martin, one of the veniremen, responded:

Well, Your Honor, I am not really sure, but in a traffic accident that happened to me in…