Legal Opinion

People v. Willingham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 24, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hall, J.), rendered May 28, 1996, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s Batson motion (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79) was properly denied as he failed to make the requisite prima facie showing of discrimination. It is incumbent upon the party mounting a Batson challenge to articulate and develop all of the grounds supporting the claim, both factual and legal, during the colloquy in which the objection is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. JenkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. People v. VidalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. People v. LoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. HintonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  2. People v. HarrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. People v. CalasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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