PEOPLE v. GUZMAN


60 N.Y.2d 403 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Guillermo Guzman, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Wells, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Sheppard and William E. Hellerstein for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Allan P. Root, Barbara D. Underwood and Holly L. Siegel of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Brian Sheppard and William E. Hellerstein for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Allan P. Root, Barbara D. Underwood and Nikki Kowalski of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

These appeals concern challenges that the underrepresentation of Hispanics in the Kings County Grand Jury pool denied defendants their rights to due process and equal protection. Inasmuch as there was no proof, on this record, of systematic exclusion of Hispanics or of intentional discrimination, defendants' motions to dismiss their respective indictments were properly denied.

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