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PEOPLE v. ACOSTA

Nos. 5662, 2290/08

88 A.D.3d 483 (2011)

930 N.Y.S.2d 448

2011 NY Slip Op 7131

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. OSVALDO ACOSTA, Appellant.

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

Decided October 11, 2011.

The court properly granted the People's challenge for cause to a prospective juror (see People v Williams, 63 N.Y.2d 882, 885 [1984]). The trial court's ability to observe demeanor is entitled to deference. The panelist's responses revealed "opinions reflecting a state of mind likely to preclude impartial service" (People v Johnson, 94 N.Y.2d 600, 614 [2000]), and she ultimately was unable...

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