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STATE v. MEREDITH

No. 86825-5.

306 P.3d 942 (2013)

178 Wn.2d 180

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Gary Daniel MEREDITH, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 8, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Elliot Lobsenz , Carney Badley Spellman , Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Kathleen Proctor , Pierce County Prosecuting Atty. Office, Tacoma, WA, Brian Neal Wasankari , Pierce County Prosecuting Atty., Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Charles Christian Sipos , David A. Perez , Travis A. Exstrom , Perkins Coie LLP, Sarah A. Dunne , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for ACLU.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 The equal protection clause of the federal constitution prohibits racial discrimination during the jury selection process. Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 86, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Such discrimination in jury selection harms not only individual defendants and excluded jurors, it undermines the public's confidence in the basic fairness of the judicial system. Id. at 87, 106 S.Ct. 1712...

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