Legal Opinion
McCormick v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 2004No. 46S03-0402-CR-91PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 46A03-0202-CR-42
RUCKER, Justice.
This case presents the question of how a court should respond in the context of a Batson claim when a party offers multiple rationales for a peremptory strike, some of which are permissible and one of which is not.
Background
Rodney McCormick, an African American male, was charged with dealing in cocaine, a class A felony. Two African American venire persons were called to serve on the panel. During voir dire one of the two was challenged for cause and removed. The other, juror Donaldson, confirmed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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