The court erred in denying defendant's challenge for cause to a prospective juror. The challenged panelist made a statement reflecting a state of mind likely to preclude the rendering of an impartial verdict (see CPL 270.20 [1] [b]), and the court did not elicit an unequivocal assurance that in rendering a verdict based on the evidence, the panelist could set aside any bias (People v Arnold,
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