People v. Valdez-Cruz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant’s Batson challenge (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]) was properly denied, as he failed to make the requisite prima facie showing of discrimination. It is incumbent upon a party making a Batson challenge to articulate and develop all of the grounds supporting the claim, both factual and legal, during the colloquy in which the objection is raised and discussed (see People v Childress, 81 NY2d 263, 268 [1993]; People v Scott, 70 AD3d 977 [2010]; People v Fryar, 29 AD3d 919 [2006]). In support of the Batson application, the defendant noted only that the prosecutor used…
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