Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The defendant's conviction stems from two sales of cocaine to an undercover police officer in the City of Mount Vernon on May 2, 1990. During the course of jury selection, defense counsel objected that the prosecutor had used his peremptory challenges to exclude the only two black members of the jury panel, in violation of Batson v...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
