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STATE v. REINERS

No. C7-01-1001.

644 N.W.2d 118 (2002)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Cecil John REINERS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

May 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul; and Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, Jean E. Burdorf, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Robert D. Sicoli, Sarah M. Aho, Thompson, Sicoli & Aho, Ltd., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Considered and decided by PETERSON, Presiding Judge, HALBROOKS, Judge, and HUSPENI, Judge.

OPINION

HALBROOKS, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction for first-degree assault, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by denying one of appellant's peremptory jury strikes. Because the trial court improperly placed the burden on appellant to articulate a persuasive reason for the strike, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Appellant Cecil Reiners owns Bloomington Steel and Supply, a structural-steel fabrication...

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