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DeLEON v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1595-01-4.

565 S.E.2d 326 (2002)

38 Va. App. 409

Cecilio DeLEON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

June 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Gookin, Arlington, for appellant.

Virginia B. Theisen, Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: BENTON and WILLIS, JJ., and HODGES, Senior Judge.

HODGES, Senior Judge.

Cecilio DeLeon, appellant, was convicted of rape. He contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to strike prospective juror Pamela Stout for cause. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

During voir dire, the prosecutor asked the prospective jurors whether any of them had been the victim of rape or sexual assault or...

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