PEOPLE v. CASANOVA


62 A.D.3d 88 (2009)

875 N.Y.S.2d 31

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JONATHAN CASANOVA, Appellant.

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

March 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City (Susan H. Salomon of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York City (Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

ANDRIAS, J.P., ACOSTA and RENWICK, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SAXE, J.

In this appeal, defendant argues that his conviction of attempted murder in the second degree and related charges must be reversed because in the course of jury selection, the trial court, without objection, employed a preselection screening procedure in which it allowed any panel members who concluded that they would have scheduling problems to opt out of being considered for service on this case. Defendant argues that...

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