# State v. Nelson

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · March 13, 2012 · 85 So. 3d 21

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9784634

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE of Louisiana v. Glen Dale NELSON; State of Louisiana v. Melvin M. Goldman
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** March 13, 2012
- **Citations:** 85 So. 3d 21; 2012 WL 798767
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Guidry
- **Judges:** Johnson, Victory, Hoc, Guidry, Sexton
- **Cited by:** 54 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting that the majority of courts have delegated the Batson remedy to the discretion of the trial -5- court
- noting that the majority of courts have delegated the Batson remedy to the discretion of the trial court

## Opinion text

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. I believe that defense counsel collaboration during voir dire might warrant the type of peremptory challenge limitations imposed by the trial court in this case. However, any discussion of this issue is dicta, since our determination on the reverse Batson issue requires reversal of the convictions and remand for a new trial.

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