Ray-Simmons & McGouldrick v. State

Mashea Ray-Simmons & Antionette McGouldrick v. State, No. 28, September Term, 2015 CRIMINAL LAW — PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES — The State’s explanation of its reasons for exercising peremptory challenges constituted a Batson step two discussion, rendering moot the question of whether Petitioners established a prima facie case of discrimination. The prosecutor’s remark that she intended to replace a challenged juror with another juror of the same race and gender, moreover, did not constitute a race- and gender-neutral explanation under Batson. Circuit Court for Baltimore City Case No. 110308026;…