Decided on March 29, 2016
No. 72 SSM 1
v
Ronnell Jordan, Appellant.
Submitted by Kevin C. Adam, for appellant.
Submitted by Amy Appelbaum, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant failed to preserve his contention that the trial court discharged prospective jurors based on hardship without conducting a sufficient inquiry (see People v King, __ NY3d __ [decided herewith]). [*2]Defendant’s remaining contentions are without merit.
Rivera, J (dissenting):
For the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in People v King (___ NY3d ___, [decided herewith]), I would reverse the order of the Appellate Division on the sole ground that the judge’s jury selection process denied defendant his right to a jury trial.
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Order affirmed, in a memorandum. Judges Pigott, Abdus-Salaam, Stein and Fahey concur. Judge Rivera dissents in an opinion. Chief Judge DiFiore and Judge Garcia took no part.
Decided March 29, 2016