People v. Christopher

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in People v. Christopher, 879 P.2d 426 (Colo.App.1994), which concluded that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to replace a juror, who inadvertently failed to disclose her passing acquaintance with a key prosecution witness during voir dire, with an alternate juror. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining not to replace the juror, Susan Digeser, with an alternate juror since the juror was able to fairly evaluate the credibility of Officer Peggy Moran’s testimony and could reach an…