Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The trial court erred in denying the defendant's challenge for cause to two prospective jurors. Where there is evidence that a prospective juror's state of mind is likely to preclude him or her from rendering an impartial verdict (see, CPL 270.20 [1] [b]), the juror is required to state in unequivocal terms that he or she would be able to render a verdict based solely on the evidence...
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