Perez v. People

{1 We granted certiorari in this case, along with Rizo v. People, 2013 CO 23, 302 P.3d 232, and Robles v. People, 2013 CO 24, 302 P.3d 229, to determine whether a trial court may refer to prospective jurors by number, instead of by name, in open court as a matter of routine policy.1

12 In this case, the trial court shared prospective jurors' names and other identifying information with the defendant and the prosecution, but referred to the jurors by number, rather than by name, in open court. *223The defendant, Rene Perez, argues that the trial court's practice created an "anonymous jury," and…