People v. Williams

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court made a thorough inquiry and recitation on the record of the facts and reasons for invoking its statutory authority to discharge a sworn juror based on the juror’s unavailability (see, People v Page, 72 NY2d 69, 73; see also, CPL 270.35). The juror, who was required to monitor his pregnant wife for a 24-hour period while she took a new medication to treat pregnancy-related *1123complications, indicated that he might be able to return to court the following day, but was unable to guaranty his presence. The court properly balanced the…