People v. Alvarez

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Aloise, J.), rendered May 7, 2012, convicting him of assault in the first degree, gang assault in the first degree, and gang 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.

The defendant contends that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying challenges to three prospective jurors for cause. While the defendant’s contention is partially unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2];…