Cecilio DeLeon v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• finding the responses during voir dire were equivocal, creating doubt about a juror’s impartiality
• “hold[ing] that the trial court’s refusal to grant appellant’s motion to strike [a prospective juror] for cause constituted manifest error” where her “responses during voir dire created a reasonable doubt as to her qualification to serve as a fair and impartial juror”
• “[E]quivocal responses to questions during voir dire clearly demonstrated that [the venireperson] was unsure of whether the rape of her sister-in-law would affect her ability to listen to the evidence in the case.”

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