Appellant Lief Garrett was convicted of malice murder, felony murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the the fatal stabbing of Tyreek Seivwright. He filed a motion for new trial which was denied, and he appeals.1 Finding no error, we affirm. 1. The evidence authorized the jury to find that on the day of the crimes, appellant accused the victim, who was a member of a rival gang, of “putting a hit” on him. The victim denied taking out a hit but agreed to take appellant to the person who did. Appellant then turned and fatally stabbed the victim. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, we find that a rationale trier of fact could have found appellant guilty of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
2. Appellant contends that the trial court erred by refusing to disqualify for cause a juror who had been the victim of an armed robbery. Although the juror expressed some concern as to the affect the incident might have on him, when specifically asked, the juror responded that nothing about his experience would make it difficult for him to be “fair and impartial” and upon further questioning he stated that he “would not be partial.” A trial court is not required to strike for cause a potential juror who expresses “reservations about his or her ability to set aside personal experiences. Cits.” Wilson v. State , 271 Ga. 811, 815 525 SE2d 339 1999. See Anderson v. State , 276 Ga. 389 2 578 SE2d 890 2003. The juror unequivocally stated he could be unbiased and impartial and nothing in the voir dire transcript indicates that the prospective juror’s opinion was “so fixed and definite that the juror would have been unable to set the opinion aside and decide the case based upon the evidence and the court’s instructions.” Footnote omitted. Head v. State , 276 Ga. 131, 133 2 575 SE2d 883 2003. Accordingly, it was not an abuse of the court’s discretion to refuse to strike the juror for cause. See Somchith v. State , 272 Ga. 261 2 527 SE2d 546 2000 whether to strike potential juror for cause is left to trial court’s discretion.
