PEOPLE v. LEFEBRE

No. 97CA0958.

981 P.2d 650 (1998)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John F. LEFEBRE, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 10, 1998.

Certiorari Granted July 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, Peter J. Cannici, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Katherine Brien, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge JONES.

Defendant, John F. Lefebre, appeals from the judgment entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery and eight habitual criminal counts. We reverse the convictions, vacate the sentences, and remand for a new trial.

I.

Defendant's primary contention is that the trial court committed reversible error by dismissing three prospective jurors for cause without first allowing defense counsel to...

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