People v. Friskco

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Braun, J.), rendered April 28, 2004, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant and his codefendant, Jo van Aponte, were jointly tried for robbery in the second degree. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in discharging a sworn juror after conducting a “reasonably thorough inquiry” (CPL 270.35 [2] [a]) and determining that the juror was unavailable for…