N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 360.30: Trial jury; peremptory challenge of an individaul juror

§ 360.30 Trial jury; peremptory challenge of an individaul juror.

1. A peremptory challenge is an objection to a prospective juror for

which no reason need be assigned. Upon any peremptory challenge, the

court must exclude the person challenged from service.

2. Each party must be allowed three peremptory challenges. When two or

more defendants are tried jointly, such challenges are not multiplied by

the number of defendants, but such defendants are to be treated as a

single party. In any such case, a peremptory challenge by one or more

defendants must be allowed if a majority of the defendants join in such

challenge, or if there is a tie when there is an even number of

defendants. Otherwise, it must be disallowed.