Supreme Court affirms death penalty, with a Batson dissent
At the Lectern
JULY 1, 2021
The court’s opinion is authored by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. and California Supreme Court decisions holding it unconstitutional for an attorney to racially discriminate in peremptorily challenging prospective jurors. Justice Goodwin Liu dissents, claiming Batson / Wheeler error, named after U.S.
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