People v. West

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on October 22, 1970, after jury trial, convicting defendant of possession of a weapon as a felony, affirmed. The single question before us is whether error was committed by the trial court in excusing Juror Cacchione after he had been sworn. The record reveals that on the voir dire Cacchione was asked by the People, inter alia, “ Q. Is there anything about the nature of this ease, the charges, that makes you think now sitting there that you couldn’t be fair or impartial? A. No. Q. Would the fact that the defendants may be shown to have been…