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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Rivera v. Illinois - Improperly Denied Peremptory Challenge Not Structural Error

Provided that all jurors seated in a criminal case are qualified and unbiased, the Due Process Clause does not require automatic reversal of a conviction because of the trial court’s good-faith error in denying the defendant’s peremptory challenge to a juror.