Chance Dechristian Adams v. Minnesota
DueProcess
When a peremptory strike of a prospective juror is challenged under Batson v. Kentucky, must the reviewing court examine each proffered reason for the strike for the presence of pretext for racial discrimination, or may the court cease its Batson analysis upon finding one non-pretextual reason for the strike?
QUESTION PRESENTED E When a peremptory strike of a prospective juror is challenged under Batson v. Kentucky, i 476 U.S. 79 (1986), and a prosecutor offers multiple reasons for the strike, must the | reviewing court examine each proffered reason for the presence of pretext for racial : discrimination, as the Ninth Circuit and courts in eight states have held, or may the court cease its Batson analysis upon finding one non-pretextual reason for the strike, as two . circuits and the Minnesota Supreme Court have held? i