context: We agree with the trial court's conclusion that King failed to show that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance with respect to this matter. As an initial point, we note that we previously considered and rejected the merits of King's Batson challenge on direct appeal.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 546 U.S. 333, 341
citation_a.parenthetical: concluding that it was reasonable for the trial court to accept as race-neutral reasons for striking a minority female juror the facts that she was nineteen years old, single, lacked ties to the community, and might be too tolerant of the crimes at issue
citation_a.sentence: Id. at 230 (citing Fotopoulos v. State, 608 So.2d 784, 788 (Fla. 1992); Bowden v. State, 588 So.2d 225, 229 (Fla. 1991)); see also Rice v. Collins, 546 U.S. 333, 341, 126 S.Ct. 969, 163 L.Ed.2d 824 (2006) (concluding that it was reasonable for the trial court to accept as race-neutral reasons for striking a minority female juror the facts that she was nineteen years old, single, lacked ties to the community, and might be too tolerant of the crimes at issue); cf. Nowell v. State, 998 So.2d 597, 604-05 (Fla. 2008) (holding that the State’s age-based justification for exercising a strike was pretextual in that case, but noting that a juror’s age can be a relevant consideration when evaluating the genuineness of a proffered justification).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 998 So.2d 597, 604-05
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that the State's age-based justification for exercising a strike was pretextual in that case, but noting that a juror's age can be a relevant consideration when evaluating the genuineness of a proffered justification
citation_b.sentence: Id. at 230 (citing Fotopoulos v. State, 608 So.2d 784, 788 (Fla. 1992); Bowden v. State, 588 So.2d 225, 229 (Fla. 1991)); see also Rice v. Collins, 546 U.S. 333, 341, 126 S.Ct. 969, 163 L.Ed.2d 824 (2006) (concluding that it was reasonable for the trial court to accept as race-neutral reasons for striking a minority female juror the facts that she was nineteen years old, single, lacked ties to the community, and might be too tolerant of the crimes at issue); cf. Nowell v. State, 998 So.2d 597, 604-05 (Fla. 2008) (holding that the State’s age-based justification for exercising a strike was pretextual in that case, but noting that a juror’s age can be a relevant consideration when evaluating the genuineness of a proffered justification).