The following excerpt is from People v. Bridgeforth, 28 N.Y.3d 567, 69 N.E.3d 611 (N.Y. 2016):
to make a prima facie showing of race discrimination: the moving party must demonstrate (1) that members of a cognizable racial group have been excluded from the jury, and (2) that "facts and other relevant circumstances" support an inference of impermissible discrimination (People v. Childress, 81 N.Y.2d 263, 266, 598 N.Y.S.2d 146, 614 N.E.2d 709 [1993] ).
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