The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Charles F. Rountree, Defendant and Appellant — Liu, J., Concurring

Summary

The concurrence joins the court's opinion but clarifies the standard for excusing a prospective juror whose religious or personal beliefs conflict with jury service. A juror may not be excused merely because service requires setting aside those beliefs; the relevant question is whether the juror can subordinate them to the duty to apply the law. The concurrence concludes that this juror was properly excused because his voir dire responses left the trial court with a definite impression that he would be substantially impaired.