State v. King

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Gordon R. King appeals his conviction of attempted forcible sexual abuse of a child in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5^04 (1999). 1 Because we hold that the trial court failed to fully satisfy its responsibility to detect, probe, and eliminate juror bias during the jury selection process, we reverse King’s conviction and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND 2

¶ 2 King was charged with sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1 (1999). 3 After a preliminary hearing, King was bound over for trial. At trial, once the prospective jurors were sworn,…