P. v. Ibarra
After court reversed the judgment in this case based on our conclusion that the trial court had committed various errors in ruling on defendant's Wheeler/Batson motions, the Supreme Court granted review. That court now has transferred the case back to this court with directions to vacate its original decision and reconsider the Wheeler/Batson issues in light of People v. Avila, and People v. Johnson. Having done that, court concluded the trial court erred in finding that defendant failed to make a prima facie showing of discrimination and thus denying defendant's Wheeler/Batson motion. In accordance with People v. Johnson, court conditionally reversed the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court for the limited purpose of attempting to conduct the remaining steps in the Wheeler/Batson analysis.
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