Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Criminal Term did not abuse its discretion in replacing a seated juror with the first alternate based upon the seated juror's asserted fear of repercussions from the discharge of her duties as a juror. We find that the juror in question was "grossly unqualified", within the meaning of CPL 270.35, to serve in the case (see, People v Rentz,
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