218 Ga. App. 413 - Sorrells v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
February 2006
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Batson v. Kentucky · Gamble v. State · 201 Ga. App. 792 - Ruffin v. State · Lingo v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“In reviewing the trial court's disposition of a Batson motion, we must bear in mind that the prosecutor's explanation need not justify a challenge for cause, but must be neutral, related to the case to be tried, and reasonably specific. The trial court's decision rests largely upon assessment of the prosecutor's state of mind and credibility; it therefore lies peculiarly within a trial judge's province. The trial court's factual findings must be given great deference and may be disregarded only if clearly erroneous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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