People v. Feliciano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
After the defense objected to the prosecution’s use of peremptory challenges to exclude black jurors, the prosecutor offered race-neutral explanations for her challenges. The trial court conducted an " 'inquiry into such circumstantial and direct evidence of intent as may be available’ ” (Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79, 93, quoting Arlington Hgts. v Metropolitan Hous. Dev. Corp., 429 US 252, 266), weighed the relevant facts and circumstances, and correctly determined that the explanations were not pretextual (see, People v Richie, 217 AD2d 84). The explanations offered, which included one…
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