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PEOPLE v. JONES

11 N.Y.3d 822 (2008)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LIONEL JONES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

October 28, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo (Nicholas T. Texido and David C. Schopp of counsel), for appellant.

Frank J. Clark, District Attorney, Buffalo (Michael J. Hillery and J. Michael Marion of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant Lionel Jones failed to meet his burden of establishing a prima facie case of discrimination pursuant to Batson v Kentucky (476 U.S. 79 [1986]). While the party making a Batson challenge need not establish a pattern of discrimination to satisfy the step-one burden (see People v Smocum,

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