ANDERSON, J.
The notion that a criminal defendant is entitled to a fair trial before an impartial jury is the cornerstone of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Because we conclude Judith L. Kiernan was denied her fundamental due process rights when the trial court refused to strike for cause five jurors who had earlier rejected the identical theory of defense to be employed by her, we reverse.
Kiernan entered a not guilty plea and requested...
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