People v. Rivera

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John Cataldo, J.), rendered August 22, 2005, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of six years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s request that it replace a sworn juror who expressed concern that, based on the expected trial schedule, jury deliberations might conflict with her travel plans, consisting of a long weekend in California. The court conducted a full inquiry of the juror and properly concluded *251that…