Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find no merit to the defendant's contention that the trial court should have conducted an inquiry into whether one of the jurors was sleeping during the jury instructions. While such an occurrence might render a juror grossly unqualified to render a verdict (see, CPL 270.35; People v Valerio,
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