The court properly replaced a sick juror with an alternate over defendant's objection. At the commencement of trial, a sworn juror called in to indicate that he was sick. The court informed the parties that the juror sounded over the phone as though he was quite ill, with flu-like symptoms. Counsel objected that there was an insufficient basis to conclude that the juror could not become available in a "reasonable time," but made no objection to the extent of the court's inquiry...
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