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STATE v. VALDEZ

No. 20040633.

140 P.3d 1219 (2006)

2006 UT 39

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Anthony James VALDEZ, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Christine Soltis, Asst. Att'y Gen., Byron F. Burmester, Salt Lake City, for petitioner.

John D. O'Connell, Jr., Lori Seppi, Salt Lake City, for respondent.

On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 In this opinion, we clarify an important procedural rule that has apparently caused some confusion in Utah's lower courts. The issues in this case arise from the State's use of its peremptory challenges to exclude female potential jurors from the jury at the trial of Anthony James Valdez. Valdez objected, arguing that the State's use of its peremptory challenges was unconstitutional...

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