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People v. RossPeople v. Ross

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Nov 8, 2004
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kron, ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍J.), rendered April 29, 2003, convicting him of robbery in the second degree (two counts), assault in the second degree (two counts), and assault in the ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the statements made by a certain prospective juror “did ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍not rise to the level of actual bias or otherwise indicate that [he] would be unable to render an impartial verdict” (People v Archer, 210 AD2d 241 [1994]). Accordingly, since ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍no actual bias was evinced, there was no need for the Supreme Court to administer an expurgatory oath or sustain the defendant’s challenge for cause (see People ‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍v Hernandez, 222 AD2d 696 [1995]; CPL 270.20 [1] [b]). Florio, J.P., Krausman, Cozier and Rivera, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Ross
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Nov 8, 2004
Citations: 12 A.D.3d 463; 783 N.Y.S.2d 845; 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13353
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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