Legal Opinion
People v. Leach
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 2015No. 14350 3731/11PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel P. FitzGerald, J.), rendered March 30, 2012, as amended April 11, 2012, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and unlawful possession of marijuana, and sentencing her, as a second felony offender, to a term of 10 years and a fine of $100, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly granted the People’s reverse-Batson application (see Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79 [1986]; People v Kern, 75 NY2d 638 [1990], cert denied 498 US 824 [1990]). The record supports the court’s finding that defense…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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