Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of criminal contempt in the first degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree. A new trial is required because the Supreme Court erred in denying the defendant's for-cause challenge to a prospective juror.
A prospective juror may be challenged for cause on several grounds...
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