Green v. State

Doyle, Judge.

After a jury trial, Sammie Lee Green was found guilty of kidnapping, 1 armed robbery, 2 two counts of aggravated sodomy, 3 and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime. 4 On appeal, Green alleges that the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing a juror after deliberations had commenced and by failing to investigate a juror who allegedly communicated to the mother of one of the victims during the trial. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Green argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it dismissed a juror after the close of evidence and after jury…