People v. Molinari
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 County Court, Nassau County (Calabrese, J.), rendered November 18, 1997, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
We agree with the defendant that the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss prospective juror No. 9 for cause. The juror indicated that he believed that an individual accused of a crime was probably guilty. Where there is evidence that a prospective juror’s state of mind is likely to preclude him or her…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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