State v. Holman

EAGLES, Judge.

Defendant first argues the trial court erred by denying his motion for a mistrial because “a statement made by a prospective juror during jury selection was highly prejudicial to [him] and resulted in substantial and irreparable harm to [his] case.” In this case, a prospective juror stated that if someone did this (i.e., commit the offense of indecent liberties) to one of her children, “they would be trying [her] for murder.” The prospective juror was immediately excused and the trial court instructed the remaining prospective jurors to disregard the statement. At the time of…