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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Chambers.

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1 People v. Chambers Anchor
ny · 2002
green “a prospective juror whose statements raise a serious doubt regarding the ability to be impartial must be excused unless the juror states unequivocally on the record that he or she can be fair and impartial” 12
2 People v. Harris
ny · 2012
green “cpl 270.20 (1) (b) provides that a party may challenge a potential juror for cause if the juror 'has 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” 6
3 People v. Henry
nyappdiv · 2007
green “where a prospective juror offers such assurances, the trial court has discretion to deny the challenge for cause if it determines that the juror's promise to be impartial is credible” 5
4 People v. Harris
ny · 2012
green “has 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” 3
5 People v. McCoy
nyappdiv · 2012
green “having failed to challenge the legal sufficiency of the trial evidence, defendant may not now challenge the legal sufficiency of the evidence before the grand jury” 3

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