Caldwell v. State

MORRIS, Judge.

William Henry Caldwell, IV, appeals his convictions for felony murder and armed burglary. We reverse for the reason explained below and remand for a new trial.

Caldwell argues on appeal that during jury selection, the trial court improperly denied his cause challenge to a potential juror (Juror E), who questioned why a person would not want to testify in his defense. Caldwell claims that Juror E’s comments raised a reasonable doubt as to her ability to be impartial and that she was not rehabilitated by the State.

The following discussion occurred during voir dire:

DEFENSE…