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THE DEFENSE FOR CAUSE CHALLENGE TO A JUROR WHO SAID SHE WOULD EXPECT THAT THE DEFENSE WOULD PRESENT EVIDENCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing defendant’s conviction, determined the defense for cause challenge to a juror should have been granted:

“[A] prospective juror whose statements raise a serious doubt regarding the ability to be impartial must be excused unless the juror states unequivocally on the record that he or she can be fair and impartial” … . Here, the prospective juror’s statements to the effect that she would expect the defense to present evidence raised a serious doubt about her ability to be impartial and her subsequent responses fell short of providing “unequivocal assurances of impartiality” … . People v Feddaoui, 2021 NY Slip Op 06859, Second Dept 12-8-21

 

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