Legal Opinion

People v. Morales

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 6, 1998PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (John Stackhouse, J.), rendered April 21, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 12V2 to 25 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s claim that, in disallowing a defense peremptory challenge, the court erroneously shifted the burden of persuasion to defendant at step two of the three-step Batson v Kentucky (476 US 79) procedure is unpreserved for review (People v Williams, 238 AD2d 191), and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. People v. PayneNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hector Morales v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  2. Romero v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004
  3. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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