Reversed, on the law, and a separate new trial as to each defendant ordered. The findings of fact below have not been considered.
Reversible error was committed when an alternate juror was substituted for a regular juror who had become ill about eight hours after the jury had begun deliberating on the charge against defendants. This procedure violated defendants' constitutional rights to a trial by jury (People v. Ryan,
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