The court properly exercised its discretion in declaring a mistrial, over defendant's objection, during jury selection. Defendant's double jeopardy argument is without merit because jeopardy had not yet attached (CPL 40.30 [1] [b]). Accordingly, instead of the standard of manifest necessity, the court properly employed the standard of whether the ends of public justice required a mistrial (see People v Albarez,
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