OPINION OF THE COURT
HALL, J.
The principal issue on this appeal, stated narrowly, is whether a jury verdict may be impeached on the ground that the jury failed to apply the trial court's instructions on the law and, instead, relied on the "expertise" of a juror who was also an attorney, or, put another way, whether the alleged conduct of the lawyer-juror constituted "improper conduct" (see CPL 330.30 [2]). Resolving this issue highlights the difficulty...
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