People v. Rivera

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (John Moore, J.), rendered January 19, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of burglary in the second degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree and possession of burglar’s tools, and sentencing him, as a second violent felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of l½ to 15 years, 1 year and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court properly exercised its discretion in refusing a challenge for cause of a prospective juror who stated that as a result of his discussions with many police officer friends, he had an "insider’s…