Is there any case law or precedent where a defendant asked a juror if he would be willing to set aside whatever personal views he had and follow the law given to him by the court?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Miles, 263 Cal.Rptr.3d 144, 464 P.3d 611, 9 Cal.5th 513 (Cal. 2020):

19 Defendant notes that Number 63 was not directly "asked if he would be willing to set aside whatever personal views he had and follow the law given to him by the court." "We agree that the better practice is to ask such a question. But the focus of our review is whether there is substantial evidence to support a conclusion that the juror would not be able to set aside his or her personal feelings and follow the trial court's instructions concerning the imposition of the death penalty." (People v. Jones (2017) 3 Cal.5th 583, 616, 220 Cal.Rptr.3d 618, 398 P.3d 529.)

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