Legal Opinion
People v. Colon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 17, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
During the jury voir dire, the People objected to the defendant’s use of peremptory challenges to exclude "Oriental” jurors from the panel. Without challenging the existence of a prima facie showing of discrimination, the defense counsel volunteered his race-neutral reasons, rendering academic the issue of whether a prima facie showing had been made (see, Hernandez v New York, 500 US 352, 359; People v Thomas, 210 AD2d 515). While the defense counsel’s explanations for his challenges were facially neutral, satisfying his obligation under the second prong of the Batson analysis (see, People v…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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