California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Irvin, 46 Cal.App.4th 1340, 54 Cal.Rptr.2d 450 (Cal. App. 1996):
"Peremptory challenges are permissible only if they are based on specific bias," namely, " 'a bias relating to the particular case on trial or the parties or witnesses thereto.' " (People v. Tapia (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 984, 1013, 30 Cal.Rptr.2d 851.)
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