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Appellate Sniping Over Allegedly Discriminatory Peremptory Challenge of Prospective Juror

December 4, 2020

By Timothy Kowal, Esq.

Recently on the California Appellate Law Podcast, we covered AB 3070, which imposes new procedures when making a peremptory challenge of a juror, including providing a valid reason for the challenge […]

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