Opinion ID: 1119070
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Heading: Other Jury Issues

Text: Kemp raises six additional jury selection arguments. First, he argues that the court erred in not providing him a jury roster in advance. Second, he claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to submit a questionnaire to the jury. Third, he claims the trial court should have allowed the lawyers to conduct individual voir dire. Fourth, he claims the death qualification procedure deprived him of a fair trial. Fifth, he claims that the trial court erred in refusing to strike one venire person for cause. Sixth, and finally, he claims that the trial court erred in striking another venire person for cause. All of these claims are without merit. After reviewing the record, we are convinced that Kemp was tried by a fair and impartial jury. Kemp's jury selection arguments, presented in three and a half pages in his 89 page opening brief, are unclear, lack adequate legal argument and citation to the record. The crux of Kemp's jury arguments seems to be that he was denied an opportunity to question the jury regarding their attitudes and beliefs on homosexuality. But he had the opportunity and elected not to take it. See ante, at 1288. Kemp's first four jury claims are inadequately argued and appear to be without merit. We summarily reject them. See Rule 18.3, Ariz.R.Crim.P. (jury roster to be supplied on day jury selection is commenced); Rule 18.5(d), Ariz.R.Crim.P. (trial court shall conduct voir dire and in its discretion allow counsel to question jurors); State v. Walden, 183 Ariz. 595, 905 P.2d 974 (1995) (decision to submit a jury questionnaire in the sound discretion of the trial court; death qualification of jury permitted). Kemp also claims that the trial court erred in not striking a particular juror for cause. The juror indicated that his father-in-law had been convicted of incest twenty years ago. He indicated this would not affect his ability to be impartial. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in failing to strike that juror for cause. Id. at 608-09, 905 P.2d at 987-98. Finally, Kemp claims the trial judge abused his discretion in striking another juror for cause. The juror indicated that he could not participate. He said: I can't make a decision in this case. I don't have a good excuse. It's too complicated. Transcript of June 2, 1993, at 95. The juror's response indicated he could not be fair or impartial. There was no abuse of discretion. Id.