People v. Henderson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Timothy J. Drury, J.

The defendants contend that their constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury trial is being violated by the manner in which jury panels are selected in Buffalo City Court and they challenge the jury panel pursuant to CPL 360.15. They claim that jury panels for trials in Buffalo City Court are drawn from residents of Erie County as a whole rather than from residents of the City of Buffalo, and that this fact violates their right to an impartial jury drawn from citizens residing in the district where the alleged crime was committed pursuant to…