Opinion
November 10, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Wade, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
During the second round of jury selection, the defendant raised a Batson challenge to the People's striking of two black venirepersons ( see, Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79). The record supports the Supreme Court's determination that the defendant failed to meet his burden of establishing that the facially-neutral reasons proffered by the People were pretextual ( see, People v. Allen, 86 N.Y.2d 101; People v. Jupiter, 210 A.D.2d 431).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either without merit or unpreserved for appellate review.
Rosenblatt, J.P., Miller, Ritter and Krausman, JJ., concur.