CONNER v. STATE

No. 57109.

327 P.3d 503 (2014)

Charles Reese CONNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Kohn , Public Defender, and Howard Brooks , Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Pam Weckerly and Nancy Becker , Deputy District Attorneys, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, CHERRY, J.:

In this appeal, we primarily consider whether the district court committed clear error by overruling appellant Charles Reese Conner's Batson1 objection and allowing the State to exercise a peremptory challenge against an African-American prospective juror. We also explain the district court's obligation to conduct a sensitive inquiry into all the relevant circumstances before deciding...

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