RAMIREZ, J.
Appellant Rolfson Ralph Despio, a Haitian-American, appeals his conviction and sentence for armed robbery with a firearm. Because the State exercised its peremptory challenges in a discriminatory manner, we reverse.
During voir dire at trial, Rose Nadiale Barthold and Florence Aarestrup were the only two identified Creole-speaking prospective jurors on the venire. Over defense objection based upon race, the State used a peremptory strike to remove...
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