People v. Skervin

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Rosen, J.), rendered January 22, 1999, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 25 years to life and 15 years, respectively. Defendant’s only contention on appeal is that the People’s use of a peremptory challenge to exclude one prospective juror evidenced a…