People v. Dove

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant’s contention that the prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenges to strike women from the jury was unconstitutionally discriminatory (see, J.E.B. v Alabama ex rel. T.B., 511 US 127) is not preserved for our review. Defendant objected to the prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenges based solely on the alleged exclusion of “minorities” and did not refer specifically to gender discrimination (see, People v Stephens, 84 NY2d 990, 991-992; People v Smith [Tommy], 226 AD2d 566, lv denied 88 NY2d 995; People v Stukes, 211 AD2d 565, lv denied 86…