People v. Lefebre

In this case, we must decide whether a trial court erred in excusing several jurors for cause without first allowing voir dire questioning of those jurors by defense counsel. We must also decide whether, if there was error, the defendant's convictions must be reversed as a result.

During jury selection at the trial of John Fred Lefebre for aggravated robbery, several jurors indicated on a written questionnaire that, for various reasons, they could not be fair. The prosecution challenged the jurors for cause, and the trial judge granted the *298challenges without allowing defense counsel to…