Whether age is a protected class and whether excluding young potential jurors violates Equal Protection

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L Whether age should be considered a protected class, and | whether the exclusion of all young potential jurors violates the : Equal Protection Clause. IL. Whether ~ even if age is not considered a protected or suspect i class — it violates a young defendant's Equal Protection Rights : for the prosecution to challenge all jurors under 25 years of age. / III. Whether a defendant’s right to an impartial jury consisting ofa i fair cross section of the community is violated where the / prosecution systematically excludes all jurors under 25 years of i age. IV. Whether youth is an adequate race-neutral reason to exercise a : peremptory challenge where the prosecution excludes the only : jurors within the defendant’s age and racial group. : V. Whether a defendant’s Due Process rights are violated where : the state’s highest court defers to a co-defendant’s appeal, rather : than allowing the defendant to fully adjudicate his claim on the : merits of his own appeal.