Batson Vs. Kentucky's Impact on the Use of Peremptory Challenges in North Carolina Courts

In Batson v. Kentucky, the United States Supreme Court established a test for evaluating whether racial discrimination impermissibly taints a lawyer's use of peremptory challenges in selecting a jury. This monograph describes the Batson test as modified by Supreme Court decisions, analyzes how North Carolina's appellate courts have dealt with Batson, and discusses approaches to a number of issues raised but unanswered by Batson.Thornburg, Thomas H. is the author of 'Batson Vs. Kentucky's Impact on the Use of Peremptory Challenges in North Carolina Courts' with ISBN 9781560112037 and ISBN 1560112034.