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PEOPLE v. SOMMERFELD

No. 07CA1983.

214 P.3d 570 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce Lee SOMMERFELD, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VII.

June 11, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Wendy J. Ritz, First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Stephen C. Arvin, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion by Judge J. JONES.

Defendant, Bruce Lee Sommerfeld, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of distribution and possession of marijuana. Because we conclude that the district court erroneously denied defendant's challenge for cause to a prospective juror employed by the Division of Youth Corrections (DYC), we reverse defendant's convictions and remand for a new trial.

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