Peters v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for arson. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life.

At the outset, appellant contends that the court erred in failing to strike for cause a prospective juror who “stated he felt he could not be fair.”

The record reflects that during the voir dire examination of prospective juror Donald W. Rogers, the prosecutor asked, “Do you know of any reason why you couldn’t be a fair and impartial juror in this case?” and Rogers responded, “I sure do.” The prospective juror and counsel approached the bench, where the…