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Smiley v. State

Citations

  • 438 S.E.2d 75
  • 263 Ga. 716
  • 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 182
  • 1994 Ga. LEXIS 31

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  • a prospective juror’s criminal history may be a sufficiently race neutral reason to justify a peremptory strike
  • criminal history constitutes a race-neutral reason, which the defendant must overcome to establish a Batson violation
  • criminal history constitutes a race-neutral reason, which the defendant must overcome to establish a Batson violation

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Judges: Fletcher

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