Legal Opinion
People v. Rambersed
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Dominic R Massaro, J.
At issue is whether the within defendant has exercised peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors for reasons that implicate equal protection concerns (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]).
I. Background
During voir dire at his trial for four counts of assault (Penal Law § 120.10 [1], [2]; § 120.05 [1], [2]) and one of weapons possession (Penal Law § 265.01 [1]), Narine Rambersed, a citizen of Guyana, inter alia, exercised a pattern of peremptory strikes against all prospective jurors of apparent or conceded Italian descent. The prosecution…
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