The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Royce Lyn Scott, Defendant and Appellant — Liu, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Liu agreed that Scott's Batson claim should be rejected but disagreed with resolving it at the first stage. She would treat the first-stage inquiry as moot once the prosecutor stated a reason and the trial court ruled on that reason, then review the strike at the third stage; she concluded the prosecutor's explanation was credible and supported by the record.