People v. Johnson

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J.), rendered April 11, 1996, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court acted within its discretion in discharging a sworn juror before the completion of jury selection. The record reveals that the juror withheld information regarding a certain religious belief which might have affected his ability to be impartial, even though the court had specifically…