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The state Supreme Court also reviewed the appeals court’s decision in Clark v. People, finding an erroneous denial of a juror challenge for cause wasn’t structural because the trial court acted in good faith and the juror didn’t end up serving on the jury.

Over the past year, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided several high-profile cases running the gamut from universities’ duty of care regarding sexual assault allegations to the use of fire as a deadly weapon.

Three justices dissented from a majority that declined to hear the appeal of a man sentenced to death with a juror who expressed racial bias.

The Colorado Court of Appeals found a trial court erred by not removing a potential juror who expressed racial bias.