Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
There is no merit to the defendant's contention that the trial court erred in accepting the People's explanation for challenging a black venireperson during jury selection. The court properly found that the race-neutral reason proffered for the challenge was not pretextual (see, People v Richie,
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