Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that he was denied his constitutional and statutory right to a jury trial when the court, over counsel's objection, discharged a sworn juror who knew a spectator in the courtroom is without merit. Following summations, but prior to the charge, it was brought to the court's attention that one of the sworn jurors was seen embracing and kissing a spectator in the courtroom. The juror revealed that she...
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