United States v. Moore

In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), the Supreme Court announced a three-part analysis to identify whether racial discrimination had motivated peremptory challenges in jury selection. First, the defendant must establish a prima facie case by showing that “the totality of the relevant facts gives rise to an inference of discriminatory purpose,” with respect to either a particular peremptory strike or a pattern of strikes. Id. at 93-94, 106 S.Ct. 1712. Second, the prosecutor must “come forward with a neutral explanation for challenging [the] jurors,” not…