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In the matter of Synder v. Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Allen Synder an African American man was convicted in the murder of his estranged wife’s friend in trial that took place in 2011. The test that the Court used to help determine whether the prosecutor's peremptory challenges were race-based was The Batson examination. In order for the Batson examination to be used, the defendant shall demonstrate that they were a part of an acognizably racial group, and that the prosecution had used peremptory challenges to exclude members of that group. Which in the matter of Synder v. Louisiana, it was determined that peremptory strikes
were utilized by the prosecution to dismiss five African American potential jurors from their jury
selection, which resulted in Snyder having an entirely white jury. As such Mr. Synder was charged with murder due to the peremptory challenges presented. 2
. The majority’s arguments that supported the remand for further consideration were the fact that a defendant has the automatic right to an appeal. According to the reading, Criminal Procedure, “The trial court must evaluate not only whether the prosecutor’s demeanor belies a discriminatory intent, but also whether the juror’s demeanor can credibly be said to have exhibited the basis of the strike attributed to the juror but the prosecutor,” (Samaha, p. 531). As such the court should review the jury selection more carefully. 3. The dissent’s argument that oppose the remand was what was the reasoning behind why the Prosecutor decided to strike two jurors. As explained in the reading, Criminal Procedure, “The evaluation of a prosecutor’s motives for striking a juror is at bottom a credibility judgment, which lies peculiarly within a trial judge’s province,” (Samaha, p. 534). However, in the matter of Synder v. Louisiana, there was no evidence to demonstrate that the trial court did not erred in finding that they were not stricken based on race, (Samaha, p. 534).
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