Opinion
1767
October 7, 2003.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James Yates, J.), rendered December 13, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 25 years, unanimously affirmed.
Sandra E. Cavazos, for respondent.
Joseph M. Nursey, for defendant-appellant.
Before: Buckley, P.J., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Lerner, JJ.
The court properly denied defendant's challenges for cause to four prospective jurors. As to each panelist, the court conducted a thorough inquiry and all four stated unequivocally that they could be fair and impartial ( see People v. Chambers, 97 N.Y.2d 417, 419).
The jury's verdict rejecting defendant's insanity defense was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490). There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning the evaluation of conflicting expert testimony.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.