See id. at 725-27. A juror is statutorily biased if the juror is related by blood or marriage to any party or any attorney in the case or if the juror has a financial interest in the case. Edward does not contend that Aschbrenner was statutorily biased. It is not clear from his brief whether his argument focuses on subjective or objective bias. Therefore, we address each in turn.
Subjective bias refers to a juror's state of mind.
A juror is subjectively biased if the juror is not sincerely willing to set aside any opinion or prior knowledge that the juror may have. Because subjective bias is most readily identified from the honesty and credibility of the juror's responses, we uphold a circuit court's factual finding that a juror is or is not subjectively biased unless the finding is clearly erroneous. Here, Aschbrenner assured the court that his relationship to Maltbey would not affect his ability to be fair. Further, he had never before heard anything about the incident of grabbing and rubbing Maltbey's arm. The circuit court observed Aschbrenner as he answered questions and was satisfied that he could be fair.