Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 24, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the de*617fendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Pitts, J.), rendered January 14, 1998, convicting her of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court properly denied her Batson motion (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]) since she failed to make a prima facie showing of discrimination (see People v Blackford, 256 AD2d 619, 620 [1998]). The prosecutor’s exercise of a peremptory challenge against one black prospective juror fails, without…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. HintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. CousinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. ChowdhuryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Thomas v. LordDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2005