State v. Adams, A18-1485
b'A grand jury indicted appellant Chance Adams for first-degree murder while committing aggravated robbery and several other felonies. During voir dire, respondent the State of Minnesota used a peremptory challenge to strike Juror 9, who was African-American. Adams raised a Batson challenge to this strike, arguing the State had removed Juror 9 because of her race. The district court denied the challenge. Following a jury trial, Adams was convicted of first-degree murder and other offenses.\\n\\nOn appeal to the supreme court, the issue presented is whether the district court erred by overruling Adams\\u2019 Batson challenge to the State\\u2019s peremptory strike of Juror 9. (Hennepin County)'