Ordered that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly disallowed the defense's challenge for cause of venireperson number four in the first round of jury selection, since the evidence did not support a finding of actual bias or of a state of mind likely to preclude the venireperson from rendering an impartial verdict (see, CPL 270.20 [1] [b]; People v Torpey,
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