Legal Opinion
People v. Brooks
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1992PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
*1045Defendant’s contention that the People exercised their peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner is unfounded (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79). As to each of the stricken jurors in question, the record indicates that the prosecution met its burden of coming forward with a racially neutral reason for challenging them (see, People v Simmons, 79 NY2d 1013; People v Hernandez, 75 NY2d 350, affd 500 US —, 111 S Ct 1859).
Defendant’s assertion that the evidence against him was legally…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. SimmonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
3Cited by28 opinions
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