People v. Diaz

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Kuffner, J.), rendered February 13, 1996, convicting him of murder in the second degree (three counts) and robbery in the second degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Following a peremptory challenge exercised by the prosecutor against a black female venireperson who was a corrections officer, defense counsel raised a challenge pursuant to Batson v Kentucky (476 US 79). The prosecutor provided an explanation for the peremptory challenge, and although…