State v. Swims

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

Jessie Lee Swims, appellant/defendant below (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Swims”), appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Boone County that denied his motion for a new trial. Mr. Swims was convicted by a jury of conspiracy and aggravated robbery. The circuit court imposed a sentence of one to five years imprisonment for the conspiracy conviction, and 120 years imprisonment for the aggravated robbery conviction.1 In challenging his conviction, Mr. Swims asserts that the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) striking a juror for cause after voir dire was…