People v. Southall
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
In this appeal, we must consider whether a juror’s failure to disclose that she applied for the position of Assistant District Attorney with the New York County District Attorney’s Office, the same office that prosecuted defendant, two days before being sworn as a trial juror, deprived defendant of his right to a fair trial, and whether Supreme Court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s posttrial motion to vacate the judgment of conviction. For the following reasons, we find that the juror’s failure to disclose her application did deprive defendant of a fair…
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