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FOR CAUSE CHALLENGE TO JUROR WHO WANTED TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE (IMPLICITLY INCLUDING THE DEFENDANT) SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED, CONVICTION REVERSED.

The Fourth Department, reversing defendant’s conviction, determined a for cause challenge to a juror who said she would like to hear from everybody (implicitly including the defendant) should have been granted:

Upon being asked by defense counsel whether she thought that she “would have to hear from [defendant] in order to determine what the verdict should be,” the prospective juror responded, in relevant part, that she “would like to hear from everyone involved.” Defense counsel later asked the prospective juror, by way of confirmation, whether she had said that she would “like to hear from [defendant],” and the prospective juror reiterated that she “would like to hear from everyone.” We conclude that the prospective juror’s responses suggested that defendant had an obligation to testify, thereby casting serious doubt on her ability to render an impartial verdict … . We further conclude that the prospective juror’s silence when the court subsequently asked the entire panel whether anyone “needs to hear from the defendant or must hear from the defendant before he or she renders a verdict” did not constitute an unequivocal assurance of impartiality that would warrant denial of defendant’s challenge for cause … . People v Hargis, 2017 NY Slip Op 05363, 4th Dept 6-30-17

 

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