Legal Opinion
People v. Rivers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), rendered May 29, 1997, convicting him of robbery in the third degree and petit larceny (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly determined that the defendant failed to make a prima facie showing of discrimination in the selection of jurors under Batson v Kentucky (476 US 79; see, People v Jenkins, 84 NY2d 1001, 1003; People v Childress, 81 NY2d 263, 266; People v Gray, 243 AD2d 648).
The defendant’s present contentions that he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. JenkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. GrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. GeorgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000