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People v. Boston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 14, 1992
182 A.D.2d 494 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Summary

In People v. Boston (182 A.D.2d 494, lv. denied 80 N.Y.2d 894), it was held that the trial court had properly discharged a juror as "grossly unqualified" where she had initially failed to disclose that her boyfriend had just been arrested and that he had prior convictions.

Summary of this case from People v. Smith

Opinion

April 14, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert G. Seewald, J.).


During voir dire, the court inquired of the prospective jurors whether any had persons close to them who had been arrested or charged with crimes. One juror, after close questioning by the court and both attorneys, answered that some friends from her youth had been arrested for antiwar demonstrations and for marijuana, but, after summations, informed the court that her live-in boyfriend had just been arrested, while on parole, that he had prior felony convictions, and that she desired to be present at his arraignment the next day. Nonetheless, she was directed to appear in court the next day, whereupon an extensive inquiry was conducted in camera. The trial court discharged the juror as grossly unqualified (CPL 270.35), finding that she was in emotional turmoil over her boyfriend's plight, and that during the initial voir dire she withheld information concerning the boyfriend's felony record. There is no basis to disturb this result, the juror having withheld material facts pertinent to whether she should be challenged for cause (see, People v Pauley, 281 App. Div. 223; People v Howard, 66 A.D.2d 670).

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Asch, Kassal and Smith, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Boston

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 14, 1992
182 A.D.2d 494 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

In People v. Boston (182 A.D.2d 494, lv. denied 80 N.Y.2d 894), it was held that the trial court had properly discharged a juror as "grossly unqualified" where she had initially failed to disclose that her boyfriend had just been arrested and that he had prior convictions.

Summary of this case from People v. Smith
Case details for

People v. Boston

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ANTHONY BOSTON…

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

Date published: Apr 14, 1992

Citations

182 A.D.2d 494 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
582 N.Y.S.2d 19

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