Legal Opinion
State v. Reiners
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 21, 2002No. C7-01-1001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HALBROOKS, Judge.
Appellant challenges his conviction for first-degree assault, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by denying one of appellant’s peremptory jury strikes. Because the trial court improperly placed the burden on appellant to articulate a persuasive reason for the strike, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
Appellant Cecil Reiners owns Blooming-ton Steel and Supply, a structural-steel fabrication company. Since 1997, Bloom-ington Steel has leased a portion of its warehouse to a business called Keystar. Both Bloomington Steel and Keystar have…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Vasquez v. HillerySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ReinersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
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- State v. McLeanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- In Re the Welfare of T.C.J.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- State v. ReinersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
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