The record supports the trial court's determination that the prosecutor offered race-neutral reasons for excluding a black female juror (People v. Hernandez, 75 N.Y.2d 350, affd 500 U.S. 352; People v. Castro, 200 A.D.2d 359, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 923).
Defendant's inculpatory written statement to a detective and his exculpatory videotape statement to a prosecutor five hours later were not part of a single custodial interrogation (People v. Vientos, 164 A.D.2d 122, 127, affd 79 N.Y.2d 771), and the videotape statement, offered to impeach the officer who took defendant's original statement, was properly excluded as inadmissible hearsay (People v. Reynoso, 73 N.Y.2d 816, 818-819).
Defendant's attempt to hide the gun immediately after the shooting demonstrated that his remark was "made under the impetus of studied reflection" while fleeing from the scene (People v Edwards, 47 N.Y.2d 493, 497).
Given the variations in the conditions of a courtroom and a moving train, it was not an abuse of discretion for the court to prevent defendant and his attorney from demonstrating defendant's struggle with the decedent (see, People v. Scarola, 71 N.Y.2d 769, 777).
We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Ellerin and Asch, JJ.