CHASANOW, Judge.
In this case we are called upon to decide whether the Court of Special Appeals erred in holding that when a juror is excused immediately after the jury is sworn with no alternates, the trial judge may sua sponte select a replacement juror without allowing the defendant an additional peremptory challenge. We hold that the Court of Special Appeals did err, and we reverse.
I.
In the early morning hours of Christmas day 1994,...
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