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PEOPLE v. JACOBSEN

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department.
Feb 1, 1991

Motion for change of venue denied. Memorandum: We conclude that defendant has not on this application met his burden of demonstrating that there is "reasonable cause to believe that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had" in Erie County (CPL 230.20). If it develops during voir dire that a fair and impartial jury cannot be drawn, an appropriate application may then be made. The relief requested in the application before us now is premature (see, People v DiPiazza, 24 N.Y.2d 342; People v Harris, 166 A.D.2d 933).