People v. Hernandez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), rendered September 27, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree (two counts), and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 25 years, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court properly denied defendant’s challenge for cause to a prospective juror. There is no indication that the panelist’s concern over her strong aversion to witnessing violence or depictions of violence created any bias in favor of or against any party. Furthermore, the court determined that…