Whether there is a single deferential standard of appellate review for Sixth-Amendment-claims-arising-under-Batson-v-Kentucky or whether appellate courts should apply review-de-novo as to those issues involving the reasonableness-of-stated-justifications for the peremptory-excusal-of-a-juror

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Review is requested to clarify whether there is a single deferential standard of appellate review for Sixth Amendment claims arising under Batson v. Kentucky (1986) 476 U.S. 79 or whether appellate courts should apply review de novo as to those issues involving the reasonableness of stated justifications for the peremptory excusal of a juror. 1