People v. Williams

in which Justice ROVIRA and Justice LOHR join.

In People v. Williams, 761 P.2d 258 (Colo.App.1988), the court of appeals reversed the defendant Nancy Williams' second degree murder conviction. The court *797of appeals held that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to qualify a defense witness as an expert in firearms identification, and remanded for a new trial. Id. at 260-61. Because it ordered a new trial, the court of appeals did not consider the defendant’s argument that the trial court erred in denying her challenges for cause to prospective jurors. Id. at 261. We reverse the…