People v. Wilson

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant failed to challenge as pretextual the prosecutor’s reason for peremptorily challenging an African-American prospective juror and thus failed to preserve his present contention for our review (see, People v Holman, 216 AD2d 488, lv denied 86 NY2d 796). We decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [a]).

Defendant further contends that prosecutorial misconduct during cross-examination of defendant denied him a fair trial. Defendant effectively waived his…