Theodore Israel Madrid Judgment Affirmed En Banc Justice Hood Delivered the Opinion of the Court, in Which Justice…

Summary

The court held that when a party had an adequate opportunity at trial to state race-neutral reasons for a peremptory strike, it may not introduce a new race-neutral justification during a Batson remand. Because the prosecution added a new justification on remand and the resulting error could not be shown harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, the court affirmed the court of appeals, reversed Madrid's conviction, and ordered a new trial.