The court improperly denied defendant's challenge for cause to a prospective juror who expressed doubt about his ability to be impartial due to his dealings with drug users and dealers in the context of his medical practice. The panelist specialized in treating HIV-positive patients, many of whom acquired that condition as the result of drug use. He volunteered his belief that he might be unqualified, repeatedly and emphatically expressed concern that he would be "judgmental...
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