BOONSONG JITNAN v. Oliver

OPINION

By the Court,

Saitta, J.:

In these consolidated appeals, we address whether the district court abused its discretion in denying a challenge for cause to a prospective juror. We conclude that it did. We hold that when a prospective juror expresses a potentially disqualifying opinion or bias and is inconsistent in his or her responses regarding that preconception upon further inquiry, the district court must set forth, on the record, the reasons for its grant or denial of the challenge for cause. We conclude that the district court erred in failing to do so. We nonetheless affirm the…