When can a juror be dismissed for a legitimate reason?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sepulveda, F072487 (Cal. App. 2018):
When dismissing a juror, "a 'legitimate reason' is not a reason that makes sense, but a reason that does not deny equal protection."10 (Purkett v. Elem, supra, 514 U.S. at
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