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No need to explain Batson decisions

8th Circuit affirms conviction, despite striking of only black juror A state court trial judge had no obligation to explain why he allowed a prosecutor to strike the only black juror on a jury panel, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday in a divided opinion. The decision means Herbert Smulls, who was convicted of ...

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