People v. Larsen

¶18 As I explained in my dissent in People v. Jacobson, 2017 CO 28, 393 P.3d 548, I disagree with the majority’s decision to depart from Harper v. People, 817 P.2d 77 (Colo. 1991), Thus, to the extent the majority concludes the trial court did not err, by relying on Jacobson’s new rule that a court need not poll jurors about prejudicial midtrial media so long as it has adequately admonished the jury to avoid media, I dissent.2 I would apply Harper as it was written and conclude that the trial court here erred by refusing to poll the jury about the prejudicial newspaper article. However,…