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p. 412The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Reyvon White, Appellant. [697 NYS2d 529]
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jones, J.), rendered March 25, 1997, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered thát the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in denying the defendant’s challenge to a prospective juror for cause, as
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the juror ultimately assured the court that he could be objective and reach a verdict based on the evidence alone (see, People v Harris, 247 AD2d 630 , 631-632; People v Soto, 235 AD2d 349 ; People v Pagan, 191 AD2d 651 , 652).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 , 86). Altman, J. P., H. Miller, Schmidt and Smith, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Soto 235 AD2d 349 p. 413
- People v. Pagan 191 AD2d 651 at 652 p. 413
- People v. Suitte 90 AD2d 80 at 86 p. 413