Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court did not improperly discharge a sworn juror and replace him with an alternate. The court conducted a reasonably thorough inquiry into the juror's unavailability and providently exercised its discretion in replacing the juror after determining that the juror would not appear within the two-hour time period set forth in CPL 270.35 (2) (see People v Jeanty,
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