Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
During voir dire, a prospective juror, a police officer, stated that police officers were inherently more credible witnesses because they had taken an oath which required them to testify truthfully. After this statement was made, the court told the prospective juror that it had to "treat a police officer like anyone else," to which he responded "I think so." However, the court did not further...
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