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People v. Bush

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 16, 1990
157 A.D.2d 736 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

January 16, 1990

Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Delin, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant initially contends that the prosecutor exercised her peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner and that he is, therefore, entitled to a new trial under the principle enunciated in Batson v. Kentucky ( 476 U.S. 79). We disagree. The record reveals that the prosecutor, in response to defense counsel's objections, provided racially neutral explanations for the exclusion of the three prospective jurors in question. Therefore, assuming that the defendant established a prima facie case of discrimination in the jury selection process, we find that the People satisfied their burden of rebuttal (see, People v. Howard, 143 A.D.2d 943; People v. Cartagena, 128 A.D.2d 797; People v. Baysden, 128 A.D.2d 795).

Nor is there merit to the defendant's claim that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Rather, the record discloses that the defendant received meaningful representation and that defense counsel engaged in legitimate efforts to present an appropriate defense (see, People v Satterfield, 66 N.Y.2d 796; People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137; People v. Cox, 146 A.D.2d 795). Moreover, to the extent that the defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel rests upon matters outside the record, that claim is not reviewable on direct appeal (see, People v. Ocana, 135 A.D.2d 743). Although the defendant raised this issue in a motion pursuant to CPL 440.10, we note that he did not seek permission to appeal from the denial of that motion.

We have examined the defendant's remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Mollen, P.J., Brown, Eiber and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bush

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 16, 1990
157 A.D.2d 736 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Bush

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN BUSH, Appellant

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

Date published: Jan 16, 1990

Citations

157 A.D.2d 736 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
550 N.Y.S.2d 51

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