WASHINGTON v. PEOPLE

Nos. 07SC614, 07SC732.

186 P.3d 594 (2008)

Trevon D. WASHINGTON, a/k/a Venda Johnson, Jr., Petitioner v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent. Lorenzo Sayles, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Viorst Law Offices, P.C., Anthony Viorst, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Trevon D. Washington, a/k/a Venda Johnson, Jr.

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Elizabeth Griffin, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Lorenzo Sayles.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Matthew S. Holman, First Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, Criminal Justice Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent.


Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

We granted certiorari review of two cases, People v. Washington, 179 P.3d 153 (Colo. App.2007), and People v. Sayles, No. 04CA0780, 2007 WL 2009732 (Colo.App. July 12, 2007) (not selected for publication), in which the defendants claimed that the jury-selection process in Arapahoe County systematically...

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