People v. Sha-Teek Howze

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [2] [depraved indifference murder]), arising out of *896the fatal shooting of a young woman. The victim was struck by a stray bullet that penetrated the window frame of her home during the course of a gunfight that had erupted outside her home. Because defendant did not object to the manner in which County Court investigated whether a recently sworn juror should be dismissed as grossly unqualified, his contention that the court’s inquiry was insufficient has…