Reversal is required as a result of the trial court's denial of defendant's cause challenge to a prospective juror.
During voir dire in this domestic violence case, the juror in question informed the court that both she and her sister had been victims of domestic violence in 1986, and asserted that she was "not sure [she] would be able to be impartial." While she responded affirmatively to queries by the prosecutor and the trial court as to whether she could listen...
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