Opinion ID: 2613228
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Substitution of Juror Ybarra

Text: Alternate Juror Samuel Ybarra was chosen to replace Juror Solano. Although defendant had not previously objected to the selection of Ybarra as an alternate, nonetheless, once he was substituted as a juror to replace Solano, defense counsel moved for a mistrial. Counsel represented that Ybarra was unacceptable to defendant and would have been challenged earlier had defendant been allowed to exercise another peremptory challenge. (The court had allowed both sides only one challenge per seat for the four alternate jurors, and defendant had previously used his challenge for the seat ultimately given to Ybarra.) The motion was denied. (5) Defendant now argues he should have been given a number of peremptory challenges equal to the number of alternates selected and unencumbered by any restriction to any particular seat. The objection to the court's allocation of peremptory challenges comes too late. Objections to the jury selection process must be made when the selection occurs. (See People v. Caro (1988) 46 Cal.3d 1035, 1047 [251 Cal. Rptr. 757, 761 P.2d 680].)