State v. Elmore

Roberta J. Elmore appeals her convictions for first degree felony murder, second degree robbery, first degree burglary, first degree kidnapping, second degree assault, and conspiracy to commit second degree robbery. She argues that the trial court violated her due process rights when it dismissed a juror who, although critical of the law, may have also refused to convict because he believed the defendant, not the State’s witnesses. Because the record discloses a reasonable possibility that the dismissed juror, even if critical of the law also questioned the sufficiency of the State’s…