Legal Opinion
People v. Boyd
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that a hearing must be held to determine whether the prosecutor’s use of a peremptory challenge to strike a prospective black juror from the panel constituted purposeful discrimination (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79, 94; People v Jenkins, 75 NY2d 550, 559-560). We disagree. The record establishes that, after 11 jurors were sworn, a new panel was examined to fill the 12th seat on the jury and to select alternate jurors. Preliminary questions were asked by County Court, including whether any member of the panel knew any of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. JenkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. HameedNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. RumphAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- People v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000