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People v. Rivera

Citations

  • 719 N.E.2d 154
  • 307 Ill. App. 3d 821
  • 241 Ill. Dec. 293
  • 1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 666

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  • observing that “the race-based exclusion of jurors of any race, including whites, offends the constitutional protections afforded by Batson and its progeny”
  • “As Purkett makes clear *** a facially neutral reason at the second step is not necessarily a legitimate, nonpretextual one under step three”
  • “To be admissible the evidence allegedly showing bias or motive must be positive and direct, not remote, speculative or uncertain.”

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Judges: Cerda

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