Chance Dechristian Adams v. Minnesota
When a peremptory strike of a prospective juror is challenged under Batson v. Kentucky, 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?
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?