State v. Thomas

McGEE, Judge.

Danny Lamont Thomas (Defendant) was convicted of multiple criminal charges, including four counts of first-degree murder, on 5 May *1282011. The basic issue argued in Defendant’s appeal involves a juror who sat on the panel that convicted Defendant.

Jury voir dire was conducted, and the jury was impaneled on 20 April 2011. Heather Hinson (Hinson) was juror number eight. On the third day of the evidentiary portion of the trial, during a break in the testimony of the State’s ninth witness, Centia Wilson (Wilson), Hinson informed a court official that she knew Wilson from high…