People v. Richards
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Clifford Scott, J.), rendered May 16, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of arson in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of imprisonment of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed. Order of the same court, dated April 30, 1991, denying defendant’s motion to vacate the judgment pursuant to CPL 440.10, unanimously affirmed.
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in discharging a juror who, prior to opening statements, telephoned the court’s clerk to advise that her brother had just…
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