Whether age should be considered a protected class, and whether the exclusion of all young potential jurors violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Whether — even if age is not considered a protected or suspect class — it violates a young defendant's Equal Protection Rights for the prosecution to challenge all jurors under 25 years of age.

Whether a defendant's right to an impartial jury consisting of a fair cross section of the community is violated where the prosecution systematically excludes all jurors under 25 years of age.

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.

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.

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