Holbird v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Judy Holbird was convicted by a jury of attempted capital murder and of possession of a firearm by a felon, receiving a sixty year sentence for the attempted capital murder and a twelve year sentence for the possession of a firearm. She appeals from the judgment on the convictions. We find no error.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a mistrial when it was discovered early in the trial that one of the jurors was acquainted with a witness. During voir dire potential juror Cecil Moss failed to indicate that he knew any of the state’s…