People v. Rosa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered March 1, 1985, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered, that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered; no questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The record reveals that on Friday, February 8, 1985, shortly before the close of testimony, the jury forewoman—a Seventh Day Adventist—informed the court that by virtue of her religious beliefs she would be unable to remain at the…
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