New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Appellant v. Robert L. Allen, Respondent
July 6, 199586 N.Y.2d 101
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for further proceedings, holding that the People satisfied their Batson step‑two burden by offering facially neutral reasons for peremptory challenges and that the lower court was not required to show those reasons were applied equally to women jurors.