People v. Stubbs

—Yesawich Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (Feinberg, J.), rendered November 18, 1986, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

Defendant’s initial argument focuses on the People’s pur*747ported use of a peremptory challenge to excuse an African-American juror solely on the basis of race. This issue, however, has not been preserved for review (see, People v Holland, 179 AD2d 822, 824, lv denied 79 NY2d 1050; People v Diaz, 177 AD2d 982, lv denied…