6/29/2010
A trial court may not deny a party the use of a peremptory challenge on the basis of the court's desire to attain a racially proportionate jury, because the selection of jurors based on race violates the equal-protection guarantees of the federal and state constitutions. So held the Michigan Supreme Court in Pellegrino v. Ampco System Parking, No. 137111, setting aside a $14.9 million jury verdict and remanding for a new trial.
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