PEOPLE v. NIXON


268 A.D.2d 601 (2000)

702 N.Y.S.2d 607

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES NIXON, Appellant.

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

Decided January 31, 2000.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

During the second round of jury selection, the People raised a reverse-Batson claim (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79) based upon the defendant's exercise of peremptory challenges to exclude six out of seven white prospective jurors. The court ruled that the prosecutor had made a prima facie showing of discrimination, and asked defense counsel to explain the challenges. Although...

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