The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Hung Thanh Mai, Defendant and Appellant — Liu, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Liu concurred in the judgment rejecting the defendant’s Batson claim because, after independently examining the record, she concluded the defendant had not shown it was more likely than not that the prosecutor’s strikes were racially motivated. She disagreed with the majority’s deference to the trial court’s unexplained ruling, arguing that appellate courts must independently assess all circumstances bearing on discriminatory intent when the trial court makes no explicit findings or analysis.