Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the court erred by discharging a sworn juror, over his objection, without conducting a sufficient inquiry as to the juror's continued unavailability. We disagree.
The trial court conducted a reasonably thorough inquiry and recited on the record the facts and reasons for invoking its statutory authority for discharging a sworn juror due to unavailability (see, CPL 270.35). The court carefully...
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