Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 5/30/2006

State v. Cochran

Citations

631 S.E.2d 294
369 S.C. 308
2006 S.C. App. LEXIS 115

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stating that “just because the reason given for striking a juror may fit a stereotype does not necessarily mean the reason is pretextual”
holding where the trial court followed the proper Batson procedure, an appellate court will give deference to the trial court and reverse only if the trial court's decision was clearly erroneous
finding the trial court's Batson analysis only proceeds to step three if the requirement of step two is met, and listing examples of neutral and non-neutral explanations for jury strikes
finding in an appeal from the grant or denial of a Batson motion, appellate courts give deference to the findings of the trial court and apply a clearly erroneous standard
\The employment status of a prospective juror is a race-neutral reason for using a peremptory challenge.\
“The employment status of a prospective juror is a race-neutral reason for using a peremptory challenge.”

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Judges: Kittredge, Hearn, Anderson

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