Opinion ID: 1805306
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Demand for Jury Questionnaires.

Text: ¶ 13. Mitchell's last claim of ineffective assistance is that trial counsel's demand for jury questionnaires was not timely made. The contention that the motion would have been granted if filed earlier is speculative at best since there is no authority requiring jurors to complete such forms. It is equally speculative that the completion of juror questionnaires, if given, would have changed the outcome of the trial. The State correctly points out that this Court has specifically held that absent a requirement to administer questionnaires in capital cases, there is no abuse of discretion on the part of a trial judge who denies such a motion. Holland v. State, 705 So.2d 307, 337 (Miss.1997). In the present case, the record reflects that defense counsel engaged in exhaustive voir dire of the jury pool. This issue is without merit.