Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to a jury of his own choosing when the court denied his peremptory challenge and seated a Hispanic juror. The defendant's contention is without merit.
In this case, where two of the complainants were Hispanic, the prosecutor met his burden of making a prima facie reverse Batson showing (Batson v Kentucky,
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