The defendant and a codefendant, John Washington, were tried together on charges of robbery, burglary and related crimes. After the evidence was heard, but before summations, the trial court replaced one of the jurors, who had failed to report because she had to attend a funeral. This substitution was done without contacting the juror to ascertain her whereabouts and availability. The substitution was made over the objection of both defendant's and codefendant's counsel....
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