Opinion ID: 1127349
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The trial court's failure to admonish prospective jurors excused for cause.

Text: (5) Defendant contends the trial court erred, under section 1122, subdivision (b), [5] in failing to admonish certain prospective jurors, after excusing them for cause, not to converse among themselves or with others, and that this failure may have tainted the remaining jury pool, requiring reversal. We disagree. Section 1122, subdivision (b), imposes a duty upon a trial court to give such an admonition once the jury is sworn (see § 1122, subd. (a)). Accordingly, although the giving of the admonition to prospective jurors during the voir dire process constitutes a sound judicial practice, the trial court's omission in this case did not constitute error.