Opinion
October 27, 1997
Appeal from Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.)
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court properly found that the defendant had failed to make the requisite prima facie showing that the People were using their peremptory challenges in an impermissibly discriminatory manner ( see, Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79; People v. Childress, 81 N.Y.2d 263). Thus, the court properly did not require the People to proffer race neutral reasons for the challenges ( see, Hernandez v New York, 500 U.S. 352; People v. Childress, 81 N.Y.2d 263, supra).
The defendant's sentence was neither harsh nor excessive ( see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review, without merit, or do not warrant reversal of the judgment.
Rosenblatt, J.P., Ritter, Krausman and Florio, JJ., concur.