· 2/1/1890
Boreham v. Byrne
Citations
- 83 Cal. 23
- 23 P. 212
- 1890 Cal. LEXIS 632
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the defendant did not establish a prima facie case based on the State’s use of four of its nine allotted peremptory strikes against black potential jurors
- noting that, while “the prosecutor’s questions and statements during voir dire examination and in exercising his challenges may support or refute an inference of discriminatory purpose[,]” no transcript of the voir dire or jury selection appeared in the record
- criminal intent is a question for the factfinder, and can be inferred from the defendant’s conduct before, during, and after the commission of the crimes
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Judges: Thornton
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