Opinion ID: 1073
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Peremptory ChallengesRound One

Text: The district court proceeded by seating the first twelve potential jurors, which the defense noted included two African-Americans. The government then exercised three of its peremptory challenges, striking Juror No. 23, one of the two African-Americans. Next, the defense exercised five of its peremptory challenges, after which the defense objected to the government's peremptory challenge of Juror No. 23, stating: she's one of the two black jurors seated in the jury, and I think one of the few black jurors in the jury pool. The government attorney, when asked by the district court if he want[ed] to give a reason for the record, responded: It has nothing to do with the race, just she's an attorney, and I do not want an attorney on the jury. The district court accepted this explanation and excused Juror No. 23.