The conviction of the defendant, a black man, arises from an incident in which he allegedly assaulted a white police woman. An all-white jury convicted the defendant of two charges. Prior to trial, at the conclusion of the jury selection, defense counsel moved for a mistrial, arguing that the defendant was being deprived of a fair trial because the prosecutor had improperly exercised his peremptory challenges by intentionally striking potential black jurors, leaving an all...
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