This appeal focuses on an issue new to the appellate courts of New York. Is total blindness a disqualification for jury duty pursuant to section 596 of the Judiciary Law? The County Clerk has said yes and the learned Justice at Special Term has agreed; thus, the petition was dismissed.
While we admire the civic spirit which moves the petitioner to persist in his desire to serve as a juror, our determination must rest on other considerations...
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