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People v. Merritt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 5, 1990
166 A.D.2d 912 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

October 5, 1990

Appeal from the Monroe County Court, Egan, J.

Present — Boomer, J.P., Green, Pine, Balio and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court determined that the prosecutor gave racially neutral reasons for his peremptory challenges of prospective black jurors and that, on the entire record, defendant had not shown purposeful discrimination in the exclusion of blacks from the jury. The determination of the trial court is entitled to great weight and, upon our review of the record, we find no reason to reverse its determination.


Summaries of

People v. Merritt

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 5, 1990
166 A.D.2d 912 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Merritt

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RALPH MERRITT…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Oct 5, 1990

Citations

166 A.D.2d 912 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
561 N.Y.S.2d 666

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