Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that a juror who indicated that she knew one of the prosecution witnesses should have been discharged as "grossly unqualified" (see, CPL 270.35). We disagree.
It is settled that a juror may be discharged as "grossly unqualified" pursuant to CPL 270.35 only "`when it becomes obvious that a particular juror possesses a state of mind which would prevent the rendering of an impartial verdict'"...
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