PEOPLE v. CALDWELL


159 Misc.2d 190 (1993)

603 N.Y.S.2d 713

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Melinda Caldwell, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County.

October 21, 1993


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society (Robert M. Baum and Michael Schneider of counsel), for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County (Leonard Picker of counsel), for plaintiff.


ROSALYN H. RICHTER, J.

This decision supplements an oral ruling permitting a juror with a visual impairment to continue serving on the jury. The vision problem of the juror, who will be referred to as Ms. B., was not discovered until the second day of trial. At that time, Ms. B. disclosed that she had a detached retina in one eye and had limited vision in her other eye. As a result, Ms. B. explained that from...

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