Adkins v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

A jury convicted Randy Adkins of battery on a law enforcement officer.1 He seeks a new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing to strike two potential jurors for cause. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

In order to place the two jurors’ responses during voir dire into perspective, we summarize the facts of this case. Following his arrest on an unrelated charge, Adkins was driven to the police station by two officers. According to Adkins’s version of events, during the ride to the station Officer Laughlin ran a red light and a stop…