State v. Green

I respectfully dissent. The majority opinion holds that the trial court’s failure to excuse venireman William F. Canty was error but not reversible error. In my view, the trial court’s error was reversible. The majority concedes that *361juror Canty’s responses on voir dire indicated that he was racially biased. Defense counsel moved to have Canty excused for cause. The trial court denied the motion, and appellant exercised a peremptory challenge to remove Canty from the jury.

My dissent is addressed to the question of whether the trial court’s refusal to excuse a prospective juror for cause…