Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
After the first round of jury selection, the prosecutor peremptorily challenged four prospective jurors. The court noted that "[t]hey are all black", and the defense counsel asked for race-neutral reasons for challenging the prospective jurors. The prosecutor was unable to recall a race-neutral reason for challenging one of those prospective jurors, and the court ordered that prospective...
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