What is the test for dismissing a juror for cause?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lacey, B295947 (Cal. App. 2020):
"While a trial court has broad discretion to remove a juror for cause, it should exercise that discretion with great care." (Barnwell, supra, 41 Cal.4th at p. 1052.) The trial court's decision to dismiss a sitting juror will be upheld on review if the juror's inability to serve appears in the record "as a 'demonstrable reality.' " (People v. Wilson (2008) 44 Cal.4th 758, 821.) This standard of review is more stringent than the deferential
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