Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
A prospective juror who evinces a "state of mind that is likely to preclude him [or her] from rendering an impartial verdict based upon the evidence adduced at the trial" may be challenged for cause (CPL 270.20 [1] [b]). Here, the trial court, "which had the peculiar advantage of having seen and heard the panelist" (People v Harris,
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