Question

Case 8-2
Ruth was arrested for burglary. If Ruth is found guilty, she can be sentenced to 5 years in a state prison. The prosecutors are offering her a 3-year prison sentence if she pleads guilty to the charges. Ruth is being represented by a public defender who informs Ruth she must decide if she will take the plea bargain or decide to go to trial for the charge of burglary.
During jury selection, Ruth's attorney questions the potential jurors and realizes that Ruth's exboyfriend is one of the potential jurors. Ruth's attorneys believe that this is a sound, legally justifiable reason for why he is unfit to serve on the jury. What type of challenge would this be to exclude Ruth's exboyfriend from the jury?
a. challenge for cause
b. challenge for relationship
c. peremptory challenge
d. personal challenge

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