Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Rodriguez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-10-08
Citations: 232 A.D.2d 210
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph Rodriguez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 232
Pages: 210–211

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph Rodriguez, Appellant.
[647 NYS2d 946]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Frank Diaz, J.), rendered August 10, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
As the People concede, reversal is required because the court did not obtain defendant's written consent before replacing a deliberating juror (People v Page, 88 NY2d 1). Since we reject defendant's contention that there was insufficient evidence to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, we remand the matter for a new trial. Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Williams, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.