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PG IX(I) Substitution Of Alternate Juror.
When an alternate juror is substituted for an original juror after deliberations have begun, the trial court must instruct the jurors sua sponte to set aside and disregard their prior deliberations and begin their deliberations anew. (People v. Martinez (84) 159 CA3d 661, 664-65 [205 CR 636]; see also CJ 17.51 and FORECITE F 17.51a.)
(See also FORECITE F 17.43 n2.)