Dillard v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Aaron Timothy Dillard appeals from his convictions for aggravated rob bery, battery in the third degree, and theft of property, and his sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment. His sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in sustaining the prosecution’s objection to defense counsel’s inquiry to prospective jurors during voir dire about whether they were uncomfortable with the penalty range for aggravated robbery being ten to forty years, or life imprisonment. We affirm the circuit court.

The victim, Kenneth Burnett, who was a taxi cab driver,…