Snyder v. Louisiana

During jury selection in Snyder's (defendant) capital murder trial, the prosecution struck prospective juror Brooks partly citing concern that his worries about missing school might lead him to favor a lesser verdict to avoid a lengthy penalty phase, even though over 50 other prospective jurors expressed similar school-related concerns, including some more pressing than Brooks's; Snyder was convicted and sentenced to death, and the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected his claim that the strike was racially motivated.