Legal Opinion
People v. Davis
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard J. Fried, J.
Defendant, a black man, is charged with the attempted murder of nine white and Hispanic police officers. During the first three rounds of jury selection, defense counsel peremptorily challenged all eight white prospective jurors who had not been excused for cause. Thus, at the end of the third round, 6 black and Hispanic jurors had been selected and sworn, and an additional 2 black jurors selected. At this point, the People moved, under Batson v Kentucky (476 US 79 [1986]), to require the defense to provide racially neutral explanations for their…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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- People v. KernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Elliott v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- People v. Piermont, New York County Courts1989
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