What is the standard for excusing prospective jurors from a jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rices, 226 Cal.Rptr.3d 118, 4 Cal.5th 49, 406 P.3d 788 (Cal. 2017):
Defendant also contends the standard of Wainwright v. Witt, supra, 469 U.S. 412, 105 S.Ct. 844, should be abandoned and, apparently, replaced with a new rule prohibiting the trial court from excusing prospective jurors due to their views on the
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