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State v. Kirk

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  • 2019 Ohio 3887

Syllabus

Jury selection peremptory challenge Batson race-neutral reason pattern body posture. Judgment reversed and remanded. The state exercised seven peremptory challenges. Four out of seven challenges were exercised on African-American jurors. The state's use of peremptory challenges in the instant case exhibited a pattern against African-American jurors, especially in light of its \race-neutral reason\ with regard to prospective juror No. 4. The state explained that this juror was dishonest because he stated he was an engineer when \he was really a maintenance man\ and had his \body angled\ in a certain way.

Judges: Kilbane

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