Legal Opinion

People v. Lane

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 27, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.20) and other crimes, defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in denying his challenge for cause to a prospective juror. We disagree. Nothing in the transcript of voir dire *848indicates that the prospective juror had a “state of mind that [was] likely to preclude him from rendering an impartial verdict based upon the evidence adduced at the trial” (CPL 270.20 [1] [b]). The prospective juror expressed no misgivings about his ability to decide the case…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. People v. GainesNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. BlimNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. SchojanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. RickettNew York Court of Appeals · 2000

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