Legal Opinion
People v. Payne
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1996PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
This Court recently refined the three-step procedure that trial courts are required to follow in determining allegedly discriminatory use of peremptory challenges against prospective jurors (People v Allen, 86 NY2d 101; see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79). These appeals in three unrelated cases require the Court to review the application of these procedures when the People assert discriminatory use of peremptory challenges by the defense (see, People v Kern, 75 NY2d 638). In all three cases, the trial courts upheld several objections from the People that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by247 opinions
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