During jury selection at his state court trial for aggravated murder and related offenses, the state used all 6 of their peremptory challenges to strike the only 6 black individuals from the jury. The defendant objected and argued that his case should be dismissed. What should the court do next?

 

- Deny the motion because the defendant was not able to prove that the prosecutor struck the individuals from the jury pool based solely on their race

- Dismiss the case and request that a new panel of jurors be brought to the courtroom to begin the process of voir dire again

- Grant the motion because it is inconceivable that a prosecutor was not acting in a discriminatory manner in violation of the 14^th Amendment

- Let the prosecutor have a chance to be heard to see if the prosecutor had non-discriminatory reasons for striking the 6 jurors