PEOPLE v. MADDOX


175 A.D.2d 183 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donnell Maddox, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

July 8, 1991


Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.

The defendant argues that the court committed reversible error in failing to excuse a juror who stated that he would not be able to render a fair verdict. We agree.

During the voir dire, the prospective juror stated that he served in Vietnam and saw his friends and comrades "destroyed with drugs". Although he stated that he would...

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