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Pat Lykos is Wrong. Again.

Mark Bennett | March 27, 2009

It’s an encouraging sign that, when two prosecutors this week used seven of their peremptory challenges to strike black potential jurors, resulting in a sustained Batson challenge and the dismissal of the jury, Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos disciplined them.
Forcing a prosecutor who uses peremptory challenges on the basis of race to start [...]