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Travis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

2007

Citation profile

38
cited by 38 later decisions
1
states following
April 2025
most recently cited

38 state decisions

How this case has been cited

Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently April 2025 · most notably Jackson v. State (2009), Cameron Halliburton v. State of Arkansas (2020)

38 state decisions

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Relationships

Relies on Batson v. Kentucky · Purkett v. Elem · MacKintrush v. State · Smith v. State · Navarro v. State

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “a prosecutor in a criminal case may not use his peremptory strikes to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race. Travis v. State, 371 Ark. 621 , 269 S.W.3d 341 (2007); Ratliff v. State, 359 Ark. 479 , 199 S.W.3d 79 (2004). In determining whether such a violation has occurred, a three-step analysis is applied. The first step requires the opponent of the peremptory strike to present facts that show a prima facie case of purposeful discrimination. Stokes v. State, 359 Ark. 94 , 194 S.W.3d 762 (2004). This first step is accomplished by showing the following: (a) the opponent of the strike shows he is a member of an identifiable racial group; (b) the strike is part of a jury-selection process or pattern designed to discriminate; and (c) the strike was used to exclude jurors because of their race. Id. (citing MacK-intrush v. State, 334 Ark. 390 , 978 S.W.2d 293 (1998)). Once a prima facie case of discrimination has been shown, the process moves to the second step, wherein the burden of producing a racially neutral explanation shifts to the proponent of the strike. Travis, supra. This explanation, according to Batson, must be more than a mere denial of discrimination or an assertion that a shared race would render the challenged juror partial to the one opposing the challenge. |fiWeston v. State, 366 Ark. 265 , 234 S.W.3d 848 (2006). The reason will be deemed race neutral “[ujnless a discriminatory intent is inherent in the prosecutor’s explanation.” Purkett v. Elem, 514 U.S. 765, ”
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