Boykins v. State

The defendant below, Anthony B. Boy-kins [“Boykins”], was convicted of robbery with a firearm. He seeks a new trial, asserting that the trial court erred in refusing to strike four jurors for cause, in limiting the scope of cross-examination of a witness and in failing to grant a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument. We find no reversible error, but we believe that one claim warrants discussion.

During voir dire, Juror Dibari expressed doubt about her ability or willingness to withstand the views of the other jurors during deliberation:

[DEFENSE COUNSEL:] ... if…