Whether, in a case with racial overtones, the California Supreme Court's refusal to conduct a meaningful comparative analysis, or infer a likelihood of discriminatory purpose from the prosecutor's removal of the only African-American prospective juror, violates this Court's jurisprudence, the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection, and the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.

Whether the California Supreme Court's refusal to conduct a meaningful comparative analysis or infer a likelihood of discriminatory purpose violates the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection and the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial