James v. State

Terrance Luther James, (“defendant”), appeals his conviction on armed robbery and aggravated assault charges. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The twenty-seven year old defendant was accused of robbing a man at gunpoint. During jury selection, a prospective juror, Mr. Parker, stated:

I grew up in this community. And I am angry that young thugs have perpetrated their violence on society with their smirks and arrogance and I think that is the system the defense attorneys or whatever is protecting us, the tax paying citizen from these young thugs that are preying on our grandparents, our…