ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
Defendant first argues that the prosecutor impermissibly used peremptory challenges to excuse prospective jurors based upon their race. The record reveals that the prosecutor challenged five of five prospective black jurors, and that defendant timely objected to each challenge.
When asserting a claim of racial discrimination in jury selection defendant must first make out a prima facie case of racial discrimination. Defendant makes a prima...
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