State v. Reynolds

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’HERN, Justice.

The central question posed in this defendant’s appeal is whether an asserted statutory violation in the jury-selection process requires that a jury verdict of guilty be set aside. There were two parts to the question as posed below: (1) whether the disqualification from jury service of those connected with the “administration of justice” under N.J.S.A. 2A:69-1 applies to members of the law-enforcement community, and (2) whether defendant’s failure to challenge such a juror specifically on that ground constituted a waiver of his right to…