People v. Diaz

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant’s contention pursuant to Batson v Kentucky (476 US 79) has not been preserved for our review by timely objection (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Harris, 151 AD2d 961). Were we to address this issue, we would conclude that the prosecutor proffered reasonably specific race-neutral reasons for use of peremptory challenges to exclude four black members of the jury panel (see, People v Hernandez, 75 NY2d 350, affd 500 US —, 114 L Ed 2d 395; People v Adams, 163 AD2d 881, lv denied 11 NY2d 875). The trial court properly allowed testimony of prior…