Mathis v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant and two others were indicted by a grand jury for trafficking in cocaine. A jury found appellant guilty and he was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. In his sole enumeration of error argued on appeal, appellant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for mistrial based on the court’s denial of his request to voir dire the prospective jurors in the jury box. Held:

During jury selection, counsel for appellant objected that the prospective jurors were “scattered all over the courtroom.” Counsel requested that he be allowed to voir dire the…