State v. Severance

LANSING, Chief Judge.

Lynn D. Severance appeals his judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). He asserts errors in the voir dire of jurors for his trial. Athough we conclude that improper voir dire occurred, we deem the error to be harmless and therefore do not disturb the judgment.

Severance was charged with misdemeanor DUI, Idaho Code § 18-8004(l)(a), -8005, and his case was tried to a jury. During jury selection in the magistrate division, the prosecuting attorney asked the potential jurors whether any of them had “heard about some talk recently” about lowering…