People v. Cook
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]). Supreme *1021Court did not err in discharging a sworn juror over defendant’s objection. The juror indicated that he did not want to continue serving as a juror for financial reasons. The court conducted a thorough and searching inquiry regarding whether the juror could nevertheless remain impartial (see, People v Buford, 69 NY2d 290, 299). The court properly found that the juror was “grossly unqualified” to continue…
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