Taylor v. State

*1189 CONFESSION OF ERROR

Kenneth Arthur Taylor seeks the reversal of his convictions for aggravated battery and. violation of injunction, contending that the trial court erred by denying his challenge of a prospective juror for cause. Based on the State’s confession of error, with which we agree as reflected by our following observations, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

First we point out the obvious: a criminal defendant is entitled to be tried by an impartial jury. A firm principle has been established to assure such impartiality: when any reasonable doubt exists as to whether a proposed…