PEOPLE v. ORTIZ


37 A.D.3d 361 (2007)

831 N.Y.S.2d 50

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. AMBIORIS ORTIZ, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided February 27, 2007.


During voir dire, prospective juror Puder stated that her sister was an attorney with the District Attorney's Office and that her best friend in high school was the daughter of a police chief. Asked if she could assess defendant's guilt as to the various charges arising out of three separate incidents, she stated, "I would have a hard time not lumping everything together." When the court noted that "the question is will you use your best effort to evaluate this? Can you do...

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