PEOPLE v. GUAY

No. 147

18 N.Y.3d 16 (2011)

2011 NY Slip Op 8178

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DEAN A. GUAY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kindlon Shanks and Associates, Albany ( Terence L. Kindlon and Kathy Manley of counsel), for appellant.

Andrew Wylie , District Attorney, Plattsburgh ( Nicholas J. Evanovich and Miriam C. Healy of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether Supreme Court abused its discretion when it dismissed a hearing-impaired prospective juror for cause. We hold that it did not based on the particular facts of this case.

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