The court properly disallowed a peremptory challenge by the defense. After the People undisputedly made out a prima facie case of racial discrimination, the court found that defendant's purported race-neutral explanation for his challenge of a juror was pretextual, and that factual finding is entitled to great deference (People v Hernandez,
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