Can a juror be excused from a jury?

Our state's high court has emphasized: "Great caution is required in deciding to excuse a sitting juror. A court's intervention may upset the delicate balance of deliberations. The requirement of a unanimous criminal verdict is an important safeguard, long recognized in American jurisprudence. This safeguard rests on the premise that each individual juror must exercise his or her own judgment in evaluating the case. The fact that other jurors may disagree with a panel member's conclusions, or

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find disagreement frustrating, does not necessarily establish misconduct." (People v. Allen (2011) 53 Cal.4th 60, 71.)