Supreme Court of Louisiana March 13, 2012, 2010-KO-1724, 2010-KO-1726 (State v. Nelson)

GUIDRY, J.,

concurs in part and dissents in part.

U concur in the majority opinion regarding the “reverse Batson” challenge. The race neutral reasons articulated by defense counsel for striking the nine challenged jurors were adequate. Purkett v. Elem, 514 U.S. 765, 115 S.Ct. 1769, 131 L.Ed.2d 834 (1995).

I dissent from the discussion concerning the trial court’s choice of remedy.