Which court case dealt with the issue of using race as sole reason for excusing potential jurors using peremptory challenges?

A) Strauder v.West Virginia
B) McClesky v.Kemp
C) Brown v.Board of Education
D) Batson v.Kentucky

Peremptory Challenges

In the legal system, these are the rights for attorneys to reject certain jurors without stating a reason, used in jury selection to attempt to ensure an impartial jury.

Potential Jurors

Individuals who are eligible and may be called to serve as jurors in a court of law, typically selected from the general population.

Batson V. Kentucky

A landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the exclusion of jurors based on race violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.