Superior Court of Pennsylvania August 23, 1996, 359 (Commonwealth v. Tourscher)

POPOVICH, Judge:

Herein, among the issues with which we are presented is the unusual question of whether the prosecution may strike prospective jurors solely on the basis of gender in an effort to insure a fair and impartial jury for the defendant. After careful review, we conclude that appellant’s constitutional rights under

J.E.B. v. Alabama,

511 U.S. 127, 114 S.Ct. 1419, 128 L.Ed.