Legal Opinion
People v. Blackford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the *620defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), rendered May 17, 1996, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts), robbery in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon 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 his Batson motion since he failed to make a prima facie showing of discrimination (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79). It is incumbent upon the party mounting a Batson challenge to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. BollingNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Nature Conservancy v. CongelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. HintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. ThomasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. BlackfordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. CousinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000