Clark v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of aggravated assault. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the jury’s verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the trial court’s refusal to strike a prospective juror for cause.

“We are confronted here with [a challenge] for favor. Whether to strike a juror for favor lies within the sound discretion of the trial court [(cit.)], and absent manifest abuse of that discretion, appellate courts will not reverse. [Cit.] Harris v. State, 178 Ga. App. 735, 736 (1) (344 SE2d 528) (1986). “While the…