Thomas v. State

SONNER, Judge.

A jury in the Circuit Court for Howard County convicted appellant, Jerrod Leroy Thomas (“Thomas”), of distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine. Thomas raises five issues on appeal, including his claim that the circuit court erred when it refused to ask a proposed voir dire question designed to discover a potential juror’s unfitness to serve on a jury because of “strong feelings regarding violations of the narcotics laws.” On that issue, we reverse. In response to the other issues raised by appellant, we affirm the circuit court. 1

At the hearing on Thomas’s suppression…