Opinion ID: 1206820
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: voir dire examination of daniel rohrbacher

Text: BY MR. FOUSER: Q. Good morning, Mr. Rohrbacher. You said you read something in the paper yesterday? A. Well, there was a short excerpt in the paper. I'm not sure if it was this one. It had to do with the district court was going to be holding two trials, and I assume it would be this one and another one. Q. Was that in the Press-Tribune? A. I believe it could have been in the Statesman. That might have been in the Statesman paper. I don't know. There was just this one article I read stating the district court was going to be held and there were two cases that were going to be tried, and that was about it. Q. Other than that, to your recollection, do you recollect reading anything about this particular case? A. No. I wasn't that familiar with it, sir. Q. Knowing the charges against Don, that is, first-degree murder, the most important charge, at least; would you have any problems in giving him a fair and impartial trial  A. On that charge? Q. Yes. A. No, sir. Q. The fact he has been charged or accused of a crime and brought to trial, does that create an inference there might be something to it, such as where there's smoke there's fire? A. Well, no; as far as I'm concerned he is innocent at this time; let me put it that way. Q. You will be able to judge this case solely on the facts and evidence produced here in this courtroom and nothing else, nothing that you might have heard or read? A. Right. I can do that. MR. FOUSER: Thank you, Mr. Rohrbacher. We would pass Mr. Rohrbacher for cause, Your Honor. ... .