PEOPLE v. FERGAS


272 A.D.2d 340 (2000)

708 N.Y.S.2d 414

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER FERGAS, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided May 1, 2000.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

During the fourth round of jury selection, the People raised a reverse-Batson objection (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79) based upon the defendant's exercise of his peremptory challenges to exclude all four Hispanic prospective jurors. The trial court ruled that the prosecutor made a prima facie showing of discrimination, and asked the defense counsel to explain the challenges...

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