State of Louisiana v. Kenneth Jones

FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #45 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 22nd day of October, 2019, are as follows: PER CURIAM: 2017-K-00658 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KENNETH JONES (Parish of Orleans) From the district court's lone statement that it was not satisfied with defendant's proffered race-neutral reasons, we find it inappropriate to infer that the district court did not blur the line between Batson's second and third steps, that the district court was persuaded after it properly weighed the State's proof against the defendant's proffered…