Rakestrau v. State

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that disinterest during voir dire is a race-neutral explanation for a peremptory strike
• holding that “observed camaraderie with a fellow prospective juror” is a facially race-neutral explanation
• holding that “observed camaraderie with a fellow prospective juror” is a facially race-neutral explanation
• “Inattentiveness during voir dire has been upheld as a valid race-neutral reason for striking potential jurors.”
• “[A]ll of the jurors struck by the State were African-American.”
• violation of rule of sequestration only affects credibility of witness

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