Lucero v. Kerby

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Raymond Lucero appeals the district court’s dismissal of his federal habeas corpus petition, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, following his convictions and sentencing in state court for aggravated burglary and criminal sexual penetration charges. On appeal from the dismissal of his habeas petition, petitioner asserts (1) the state trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to trial by an impartial jury when it denied his motion to dismiss the jury venire or conduct individual, sequestered voir dire after it was learned that one of the jury venire was…