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People v. Jones

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 31, 1988
143 A.D.2d 1044 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

Opinion

October 31, 1988

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (D'Amaro, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15).

The defendant's contention that the prosecutor improperly used a peremptory challenge to dismiss the only black person left on the panel of jurors was not preserved for appellate review. "The defendant makes no claim that, in fact, the People did exclude all blacks from the jury and furthermore there is no indication that he made any objection in that regard before the trial court" (People v Williams, 141 A.D.2d 783, 785; CPL 470.05). Bracken, J.P., Lawrence, Weinstein and Balletta, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Jones

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 31, 1988
143 A.D.2d 1044 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)
Case details for

People v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DERRICK JONES…

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

Date published: Oct 31, 1988

Citations

143 A.D.2d 1044 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988)

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