What is the burden of presenting a peremptory challenge in a race context?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Holmes, B275783 (Cal. App. 2017):
Once the defendant has made a prima facie showing, the burden shifts to the prosecution to offer a race-neutral explanation for the peremptory challenge. (People v. Winbush
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