225 Ga. App. 427 - Gardner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “In the typical peremptory challenge inquiry, the decisive question will be whether counsel's [otherwise] race-neutral explanation for a peremptory challenge should be believed. There will seldom be much evidence bearing on that issue, and the best evidence often will be the demeanor of the attorney who exercises the challenge. As with the state of mind of a juror, evaluation of the [striker's] state of mind based on demeanor and credibility lies `peculiarly within a trial judge's province.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 228 Ga. App. 726 - McGlohon v. State

2. “a trial court's credibility determination under Batson/McCollum will often go beyond the mere words that accompany the record before the appellate courts”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 228 Ga. App. 726 - McGlohon v. State

3. “Once the explanation for the strikes has been proffered, the inquiry is properly framed for the trial court's determination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 228 Ga. App. 726 - McGlohon v. State