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p. 419The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Louis Bracero, Appellant. [682 NYS2d 353]
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Martin Marcus, J.), rendered November 16, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant’s application made pursuant to Batson v Kentucky ( 476 US 79 ) was properly denied. The record supports the court’s findings that the prosecutor’s explanations for the disputed challenges were gender-neutral and nonpretextual. Such findings are entitled to great deference on appeal and we decline to disturb them (People v Hernandez, 75 NY2d 350 , affd 500 US 352 ). Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Williams, Mazzarelli and Saxe, JJ.
Cases cited
- Batson v. Kentucky 476 US 79 p. 419
- People v. Hernandez 75 NY2d 350 p. 419
- Hernandez v. New York 500 US 352 p. 419