Legal Opinion
People v. Lawson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 29, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
held, decision reserved, and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting defendant of first degree rape and related crimes, defendant, a black person, claims that the prosecutor impermissibly used peremptory challenges to exclude prospective black jurors (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79). The record is insufficient to assess defendant’s claim (cf, People v Scott, 70 NY2d 420). There is no transcript of defense counsel’s voir dire and only a portion of the prosecutor’s voir dire was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. ScottNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. KnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. JenkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. LincolnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Grate v. StinsonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- People v. LawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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