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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)

Citation
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Parent Document
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1997-12-23

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Ms. Diemer, as appellant noted, was the only African-American person remaining on the venire after the other two African-American persons had been struck for cause during the death penalty qualification process. The prosecutor offered three factors upon which he based his strike: Ms. Diemer had no children; she had some knowledge of DNA about which the prosecutor expressed concern that “a little knowledge” about DNA typing methods could be even more harmful than none at all; and she gave a weak response regarding her ability to impose the death penalty.