IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
CORITHIAN EDWARDS A/K/A No. 66893
CORINTHIAN CONWAY EDWARDS,
Appellant,
vs.
THE STATE OF NEVADA,
FILED
Respondent. MAY 1 2 2016
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a
jury verdict, of six counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, three counts of
burglary while in possession of a firearm, three counts of assault with a
deadly weapon, six counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon,
three counts of attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and
one count of battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial
bodily harm. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Kathleen E.
Delaney, Judge.
First, appellant Corinthian Edwards contends that the State
exercised a peremptory challenge in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476
U.S. 79 (1986). Proving a Batson violation involves three steps. Hawkins
v. State, 127 Nev. 575, 578, 256 P.3d 965, 966 (2011); Purkett v. Elem, 514
U.S. 765, 767 (1995) (summarizing the three-step Batson analysis). First,
"the opponent of the peremptory challenge must make out a prima facie
case of discrimination." Ford v. State, 122 Nev. 398, 403, 132 P.3d 574, 577
(2006). Next, "the production burden then shifts to the proponent of the
challenge to assert a neutral explanation for the challenge." Id. Finally,
"the trial court must then decide whether the opponent of the challenge
has proved purposeful discrimination." Id. This court reviews the district
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