Morrison v. People

We are called upon to review the court of appeals' decision in People v. Morrison, 985 *670P.2d 1 (Colo.App.1999). The court held that a defendant is not entitled to a new trial if he exhausts his peremptory challenges but does not exercise a peremptory challenge on a juror who he originally challenged for cause.1 We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals upholding the defendant's convictions but do so on different grounds.

The central issue of this case is resolved under well-settled principles of law governing challenges for cause issued by a criminal defendant. We hold that the trial court…