The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Terence Wells, Appellant

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the attempted murder charge was not duplicitous despite uncertainty about which officer was the intended victim, that the peremptory challenge of a Black female juror was justified by race‑neutral reasons, and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to dismiss the juror panel. Justice G.B. Smith, in a concurring opinion, disputed the Batson analysis.