Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Upon remittal of this matter for a hearing, the trial court determined that the People had met their burden of demonstrating that the prosecutor's challenges to two potential black jurors were not racially motivated. The determination of the trial court is entitled to great weight (see, People v Merritt,
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