BECKER, A.C.J.
This case arises from a juror's failure to disclose during voir dire that he was a retired police officer. A presumption of bias arises when a juror deliberately withholds material information in order to be seated on a jury. We remand for an evidentiary hearing. Unless the trial court finds facts refuting the implication of bias, the defendant is entitled to a new trial.
On an August evening in 1999, four members of a gang were riding in a...
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