People v. Ortiz

*369Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Megan Tallmer, J.), rendered March 1, 2005, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to consecutive terms of 20 years to life and 10 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s mistrial motion, made after a woman claiming to be a juror telephoned the court and expressed a possible bias. The court conducted thorough individual inquiries of the female jurors, each of whom denied making the call, and…