Describe and explain the significance of the SCOTUS decision ...

[melly21297]

Describe and explain the significance of the SCOTUS decision Batson v. Kentucky (1986).
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is known about mental disorders and crime?
 
  a. It is possible that the link between mental illness and crime is spurious and caused by some other factor.
  b. Mentally ill offenders are more likely to have low recidivism rates than non-mentally ill offenders.
  c. Research suggests that people who suffer from mental illness seem to be less anti-social than members of the general population.
  d. Males offenders seem to have more serious mental health disorders than do female offenders.

[TheNamesImani]

Answer to Question 1

In this case, the Court emphasized again that a peremptory strike of a potential juror based on race violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. To ferret out this discrimination, the Court created a three-step test. The defendant must first make a prima facie case, based on the totality of the prosecutor's conduct, that racial discrimination occurred in the use of peremptory challenges. During step two, the burden shifts to the government to come forward with a race neutral explanation for the strikes. In step three, the trial judge decides if the defendant proved intentional discrimination.

Answer to Question 2

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[melly21297]

Thank you!

[TheNamesImani]

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