Legal Opinion
People v. Garcia
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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David Stadtmauer, J.
May a prospective juror be peremptorily challenged because of "bad English?”
The defendant is a Hispanic male who stands accused of the crime of murder in the second degree. During the course of jury selection, defense counsel peremptorily challenged six white non-Hispanic venirepersons. Defense counsel now seeks to exercise a similar challenge against a white female prospective juror who has exhibited no obvious deficiencies as to fairness or other inability to serve. The People move to compel the defense to set forth a racially neutral reason for this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- JEB v. Alabama Ex Rel. TBSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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- People v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Payne v. GundyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996