People v. West

• Decision Date: 26 March 2001
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
• Parties: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,<BR>v.<BR>TRAVIS WEST, Appellant.

281 A.D.2d 647

722 N.Y.S.2d 396

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,

v.TRAVIS WEST, Appellant.

Decided March 26, 2001.

Altman, J. P., Krausman, H. Miller and Feuerstein, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant raised a Batson challenge (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79) during jury selection. Since the defendant did not address the merits of the prosecution's facially-neutral explanations his contention that the explanations, were pretextual is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v Figueroa, 276 AD2d 561; People v Santiago, 272 AD2d 418).

The trial court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the videotape of the drug transaction into evidence (see, People v Williams, 208 AD2d 662; People v Morgan, 175 AD2d 930; People v Papa, 168 AD2d 692).

The defendant's sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.