People v. Hakim

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), rendered December 1, 1995, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

While an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, defendant was found with a razor blade hidden in his hair. Convicted of promoting prison contraband in the first degree following a jury trial and sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of 2 to 4 years, defendant appeals. Defendant contends that he was entitled to a Batson (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79)…