State v. Craig

Rhodes, Justice:

Appellant, Cecil Craig, was convicted of common law murder 1 and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for a new trial was denied by the lower court and this appeal followed. We affirm.

Craig first submits that the trial judge erred in refusing to order a mistrial because of a statement made by the prosecutor at the conclusion of the voir dire examination of a prospective juror.

This juror had told the court that he was a “close friend” of the defendant, but would be an impartial juror. The prosecutor’s statement was as follows:

“The State would challenge this juror for…