Court Opinion

ID: 9736410
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 18:55:19.676142+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:42:14.145447
License: Public Domain

ROBB, Judge,
concurring with separate opinion.
I concur in the majority's general discussion of exclusion of jurors based upon religious affiliation and its conclusion that Juror 92 was not improperly excluded from the jury. However, I write separately to note that I do not believe the State's justification for striking Juror 92-that "in his profession he's a Pastor and I never take any Pastors, Ministers, Reverends, [or] Priests on my jury panels"-is a statement improperly bearing upon Juror 92's religious affiliation. In this particular instance, I believe the State's justification bears only upon his occupation. Although this particular juror's occupation incidentally implies that he has a religious affiliation, the State did not single out any one religious affiliation, and I therefore do not believe the State made an improper statement.
In all other respects, I concur in the majority opinion.