Opinion ID: 1155733
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Denial of Challenge to Prospective Juror Mundy

Text: Defendant asserts the court erred in failing to excuse for cause prospective juror Mundy, who, like Juror Williams (see ante, p. 711 et seq.), expressed a preference for the death penalty in cases involving multiple murder. Defendant used a peremptory challenge to excuse Mundy, but, as previously discussed, his retention of an unused peremptory challenge demonstrates that any error in failing to excuse Mundy for cause was harmless. (See People v. Coleman, supra, 46 Cal.3d at pp. 768-770 [harmless error to require defendant to use peremptory challenge to excuse juror properly excusable for cause, where defendant held unused peremptory challenges]; see also People v. Mason, supra, 52 Cal.3d. at p. 954 [use of peremptory challenge to remove excusable prospective juror renders moot claim of denial of impartial jury].)