Perez v. Colorado
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The issue before the Supreme Court in these cases was whether a trial court could refer to prospective jurors by number instead of name in open court as a matter of routine policy. Defendant Rene Perez argued that the trial court's practice created an "anonymous jury" and as such, the jury should have been assessed under the anonymous jury framework devised by the federal courts. Defendants argued that because the trial court failed to follow that framework in this case, failing to demonstrate "good cause" for the practice, defendant's right to a fair trial was violated. Upon review, the Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court's judgment that referring to prospective jurors by number did not invalidate defendant's conviction nor violate his constitutional rights.
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