Can a juror be excluded by peremptory challenge on the basis of race or ethnicity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Finney, G041848, Super. Ct. No. FVI702126 (Cal. App. 2010):
281). Nonetheless, the "exclusion by peremptory challenge of a single juror on the basis of race or ethnicity is an error of constitutional magnitude requiring reversal." (People v. Silva (2001) 25 Cal.4th 345, 386.)
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