The court properly declined to discharge a juror who had expressed exasperation with the pace of the trial, due in large part to defendant's pro se representation, and had initially expressed doubts about his ability to remain impartial. Since the court's searching inquiry on two different occasions during the trial ultimately confirmed that the juror could remain impartial, discharge was not warranted (see, People v Santiago,
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