Lajuante Stephens was convicted of malice murder and related offenses in the shooting death of James Evers. He argued that the trial court improperly struck a prospective juror for cause after the juror gave inconsistent information about prior criminal convictions and other personal details. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed. The court held that deciding whether a juror is qualified and impartial is committed to the trial court’s sound discretion, and appellate courts must defer to the trial court’s resolution of equivocal or conflicting voir-dire answers. The record supported the finding that the juror’s answers justified removal for cause. The court also explained that, even if the removal had been erroneous, a defendant generally has no ground for complaint when a competent and unbiased jury ultimately decides the case. Stephens did not show that his seated jury was incompetent or biased.