PEOPLE v. GUZMAN


76 N.Y.2d 1 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Heriberto Guzman, Also Known as Herberto Guzman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Feldman and Arza R. Feldman for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Joseph J. Dawson and Phyllis A. Monroe of counsel), for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

The question presented in this case is whether a hearing-impaired person is, by reason of that impairment, disqualified from service as a juror. We agree with the courts below, based on their factual determinations concerning the abilities of the prospective juror and the interpreter assigned to assist him, that the prospective juror's deafness did not render him "incapable of performing in...

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