OPINION OF THE COURT
DAVID D. EGAN, J.
This is a death penalty case. Defendant requests this court to prohibit the People from using peremptory challenges to exclude any prospective juror who has beliefs in opposition to capital punishment, but is not otherwise excusable for cause pursuant to CPL 270.20. Under Batson v Kentucky (
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