What is the burden of persuasion regarding racial motivation in the context of striking?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Spivey v. Gipson, Case No. 1:12-cv-00206-LJO-SKO-HC (E.D. Cal. 2015):

U.S. at 98. The ultimate burden of persuasion regarding racial motivation rests with, and never shifts from, the opponent of the strike. Purkett v. Elem, 514 U.S. 765, 768 (1995).

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