Commonwealth v. Noel, H., Aplt.

I agree with the view expressed by Justice Baer in his thoughtful Concurring Opinion that the Opinion Announcing the Judgment of the Court does not adequately acknowledge the gravity of the error committed by the trial court in using a bifurcated, hybrid method of jury selection not authorized by Pa.R.Crim.P. 631. I also agree with Justice Baer that the trial court should have suspended jury selection once it became clear that insufficient numbers of prospective jurors remained to complete jury selection by the list method, and then resumed the following day with a fresh panel of prospective…