People v. Young

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is not unusual for a juror to be confused or uncertain about the presumption of innocence because it is a difficult legal concept.”
• the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant’s challenge for cause because the juror had been rehabilitated
• “If the juror’s recorded responses are unclear[,] only the trial court can assess accurately the juror’s intent from the juror’s tone of voice, facial expressions, and general demeanor.”
• \An appellate court must review the entire voir dire at issue when reviewing a trial court's ruling on a challenge for cause in order to place the juror's statement in context.\
• “An appellate court must review the entire voir dire at issue when reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a challenge for cause in order to place the juror’s statement in context.”
• in reviewing denial of causal challenge, appellate courts defer to trial court’s assessment of a prospective juror’s credibility; and recognizing trial court’s ability to evaluate a juror’s demeanor and body language

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).