People v. Radtke

OPINION OF THE COURT

David Goldstein, J.

This is a criminal proceeding, currently on trial before this court, on charges that, on August 10, 1990, defendant murdered his six-day-old son, Anthony, and then used a sharp instrument to dismember the body and feed the pieces to his dog. At issue now is whether one of the sworn jurors ought to be discharged from further service as "grossly unqualified” *922and for "misconduct of a substantial nature,” within the terms expressed in CPL 270.35. This memorandum is to further supplement and explain the oral decision rendered from the Bench.

Jury selection…