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PEOPLE v. FUREY

No. 234.

18 N.Y.3d 284 (2011)

938 N.Y.S.2d 277

2011 NY Slip Op 9000

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SCOTT C. FUREY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided December 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Muldoon & Getz, Rochester ( Gary Muldoon and Martin P. McCarthy, II , of counsel), for appellant.

Donald H. Dodd , District Attorney, Oswego ( Michael G. Cianfarano of counsel), for respondent.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

We hold that County Court abused its discretion as a matter of law when it denied defendant's for-cause challenge to a prospective juror who had personal and professional relationships with several of the witnesses expected to testify at defendant's trial.

Defendant Scott Furey was charged with committing burglary, kidnapping and other offenses against his former girlfriend...

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