Jones v. State

MAXWELL, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Thomas Jones seeks a new trial. He was tried and convicted of sexual battery of a thirteen-year-old girl. On appeal, he complains that his trial was a “farce” and the jury’s verdict runs contrary to the weight of the evidence.

¶2. We see no farce. While Jones claims the jury was “tainted” by the possibility that a juror was predisposed to find him guilty, the record shows the court, the State, and Jones’s counsel thoroughly vetted the prospective jurors to ensure each understood the presumption of innocence. Jones also insists a sleepy juror entitles him to a new…