McDANIEL v. COM.

No. 2009-SC-000443-MR.

341 S.W.3d 89 (2011)

Nathan McDANIEL, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Roberts Horsman , Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, Perry Thomas Ryan , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice SCOTT.

This is another case where we must reverse due to a trial court's reluctance to strike a juror for cause, necessitating the loss of two of Appellant's peremptory strikes. Equivocation, on such an essential issue as impartiality is simply not sustainable. Paulley v. Commonwealth, 323 S.W.3d 715, 721 (Ky.2010) (finding error where "[t]he last word on this crucial subject was the juror...

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