PEOPLE v. ARNOLD


96 N.Y.2d 358 (2001)

753 N.E.2d 846

729 N.Y.S.2d 51

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. MARLON ARNOLD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney of Monroe County, Rochester (Stephen K. Lindley of counsel), for appellant.

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender of Monroe County, Rochester (Stephen J. Bird of counsel), for respondent.

Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge KAYE.

A basic premise of our criminal justice system is that a defendant has the right to trial by an impartial jury. This appeal requires us to consider, once again, what it means for a juror to be impartial, and what is required to insure the impartiality of the jury.

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