Refusal to strike a prospective juror for cause on the ground that he was employed by the victim of a robbery charged against defendant is affirmed.
Practice and Procedure — Jury Selection
The trial court refused defendant's request to have a venireman stricken for cause on the ground that he was employed by the business establishment which was the victim of the robbery charged to defendant. The Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court did not err and that decision is appealed.
1. The decision below is affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals reported in 1 Va. App. 447, 339 S.E.2d 899 (1986).
PER CURIAM.
We granted the petition in this criminal appeal to consider the question whether the Court of Appeals correctly ruled that the trial court did not err in refusing to strike a prospective juror for cause. Defendant sought to have the venireman stricken on the ground that he was employed by the business establishment which was the victim of the robbery charged to defendant.
We have considered the question and affirm the decision appealed from, for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals reported in 1 Va. App. 447, 339 S.E.2d 899 (1986).
Affirmed.