Legal Opinion
People v. Mejias
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 2013PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In People v Buford (69 NY2d 290, 299 [1987]), we held that before a trial court dismisses a sworn juror as “grossly unqualified” under CPL 270.35, it must first “question [the] allegedly unqualified juror individually in camera in the presence of the attorneys and defendant” and conduct “a probing and tactful inquiry” in order to determine whether the juror will be able to deliberate fairly and render an impartial verdict. At issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in failing to conduct such an inquiry of a sworn juror who had written a note to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BufordNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. RodriguezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. LantiguaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. PinedaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
3Cited by38 opinions
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- People v. MajorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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