People v. Fields

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from *956a judgment convicting him of two counts of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]), arising from the gunpoint robbery of two victims in the City of Syracuse. Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in determining that the prosecutor’s peremptory challenge to the only African-American prospective juror did not constitute a Batson violation (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79, 96-98). Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant met his initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of discrimination, we conclude…