Legal Opinion
People v. Morrison
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Posner, J.), rendered June 1, 1993, convicting him of *695burglary in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to a jury of his choosing when the court denied his peremptory challenge and seated a juror who was a crime victim. We disagree.
It is well settled that neither the prosecutor nor the defense…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. DixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. SimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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