As the People concede, despite three requests by defendant's trial counsel that the entire jury voir dire be recorded in accordance with Judiciary Law § 295, the trial court permitted only recordation of the actual exercise of challenges for cause and peremptory challenges. Because of this, there is no record available for effective appellate review of defendant's claim regarding his challenge for cause of one juror. That compelled defendant to exercise a peremptory...
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