People v. Butler

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James Yates, J.), rendered September 16, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 14 years, 10 years and 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly declined to discharge a sworn juror when, prior to the completion of jury selection, the juror expressed concern and bitterness about the time and money he was losing. Regardless of whether defendant’s application is viewed…