Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the court's denial of the defendant's challenge for cause of a prospective juror was a provident exercise of the court's discretion. The prospective juror did not exhibit "a state of mind * * * likely to preclude him from rendering an impartial verdict based upon the evidence adduced at the trial" (CPL 270.20 [1] [b]).
The defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People...
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