People v. Sellers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered March 23, 1978, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. We reverse on two grounds: 1. It was error for the trial court to deny challenges for cause directed to two jurors. The first was a customs officer whose duties included the enforcement of the law through making arrests. The circumstances of the case made it advisable that the challenge for cause be sustained (see People v Culhane, 33 NY2d 90, 104, n 2;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. ArgibayNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. CulhaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. BranchNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Rippy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. WestWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
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