Granted. The Court of Appeal's judgment is reversed and the trial court's judgment is reinstated. Although plaintiffs counsel articulated a non-racial reason for his exercise of the five peremptory challenges at issue, the trial court did not abuse its great discretion in finding a racial motive, a finding which turned primarily on an assessment of credibility. See Purkett v. Elem,
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