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Supreme Court affirms death penalty, with a Batson dissent

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court today affirms the death sentence in People v. The court’s opinion is authored by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. and California Supreme Court decisions holding it unconstitutional for an attorney to racially discriminate in peremptorily challenging prospective jurors.