Can a prosecutor use a peremptory challenge to exclude a prospective juror who has a close relative in the criminal justice system?

"'[A] prosecutor may reasonably surmise that a close relative's adversary contact with the criminal justice system might make a prospective juror unsympathetic to the prosecution.' [Citation.]" (People v. Jones (2013) 57 Cal.4th 899, 920; see also People v. Arellano (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 1139, 1161 (Arellano) ["The use of peremptory challenges to exclude potential jurors who have had negative experiences with the criminal justice system, or have relatives and/or family members in prison, is not unconstitutional. [Citations.]"].) Although Juror No. 3243's brother may not have had adversarial contact with the criminal

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