Williams v. Osking

Gregory Williams appeals the denial of his motion to strike the jury panel following a potential juror’s negative comment regarding one of Williams’s expert witnesses. The trial court conducted an individual and sequestered examination of each prospective juror, and every juror that served in this case stated the comment would not affect the juror’s judgment. We determine that this procedure was adequate to ensure that the parties received a fair and impartial jury and thus conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to strike the panel.

This case arose from a boating…