Mora Zaragoza v. Baca, Sheriff, Los Angeles County, California

How later courts describe this case

• distinguishing between permissible voir dire inquiries and impermissible attempts to commit the juror to a particular verdict based on particular facts
• to preserve error on denied defense challenges for cause, defendant must demonstrate that he "asserted a clear and specific challenge for cause"
• key consideration in determining whether prejudicial spillover requires vacatur of remaining count is the relative strength of the government's remaining evidence on that count
• to preserve error, appellant must show that he was prevented from asking particular questions that were proper
• setting out procedure for preservation of error