People v. MacRander

In People v. Macrander, 817 P.2d 579 (Colo.App.1991), the court of appeals decided two questions concerning jury selection in a criminal prosecution. The court held that a prospective juror whose son was a deputy district attorney on the staff of the elected district attorney who initiated the prosecution was subject to a challenge for cause under section 16-10-103(1)(b), 8A C.R.S. (1986), as being related within the third degree “to any attorney of record.” The court also held that the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s challenge for cause was prejudicial error requiring a new trial…