PEOPLE v. PRATOR

No. 90CA0312.

833 P.2d 819 (1992)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reo Shane PRATOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1992.

Certiorari Granted August 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Laurie A. Booras, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Jeanne Winer, Sp. Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge NEY.

Defendant, Reo Shane Prator, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree murder. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred by denying his challenge for cause regarding a prospective juror. We agree.

Trial courts are afforded broad discretion in ruling on challenges for cause to prospective jurors, and decisions denying such challenges...

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