Date of Graduation
5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Political Science
Advisor/Mentor
Hunt, Valerie
Committee Member/Reader
Farmer, Amy
Committee Member/Second Reader
Kerr, Brinck
Committee Member/Third Reader
Marren, Susan
Abstract
The peremptory challenge is a method by which attorneys can strike a potential juror from the jury pool without a valid reason. With Batson v. Kentucky (1986), the Supreme Court ruled that peremptory challenges cannot be issued on the basis of race, however, there are many problems with the way this precedent has been followed in various states. The goal of this research is to analyze how Arkansas courts implement the Batson precedent. This research also studies whether the way in which Arkansas courts utilize the peremptory challenge creates ideologically imbalanced juries.
Keywords
Peremptory challenge, Batson, Arkansas, MacKintrush
Citation
Lindsey, A. (2023). Batson v. Kentucky Guidelines and the Use of Peremptory Challenges in Arkansas Courts: A Case Study. Political Science Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/plscuht/24
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