Opinion ID: 787816
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Peremptory Strikes

Text: 59 Hicks finally argues that the prosecution's use of peremptory challenges to exclude jurors who opposed the death penalty denied him an impartial jury. This claim is without merit because Hicks confuses those cases where jurors were improperly stricken for cause. As long as not based on race or gender, peremptory challenges are proper. Dennis v. Mitchell, 354 F.3d 511, 525 (6th Cir.2003) (upholding peremptory challenges based on opposition to death penalty). III. CONCLUSION 60 For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 61 SILER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAUGHTREY, J., joined. CLAY, J. (pp. 30-43), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.