Legal Opinion
People v. Lugo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant contends that the Supreme Court erroneously failed to require the People to provide race-neutral explanations for their peremptory challenges to certain jurors during earlier rounds of voir dire, after the court ruled in the fourth round that a prima facie case of discrimination was established (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]). However, this contention is unpreserved for appellate review, as defense counsel never requested explanations for the challenges exercised during the first and third rounds after the court found, during the fourth round, that the prima facie case…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. StultzNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. TurnerNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. JamesNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. RamosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. WoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014