You are on trial for murdering your husband. Your lawyer believes that the best jurors for your case are young women under the age of 30 who have never been married and who work full time. Which of the following is true regarding to the constitutionality of peremptory challenges?
A. Your lawyer cannot use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors because of their gender or age but can strike jurors because of their marital status and employment status.
B. Your lawyer cannot use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors because of their gender, age or marital status, but can strike jurors because of their employment status
C. Your lawyer cannot use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors based on any of his proposed reasons because it violates the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against people based on their gender, age, marital status or employment status.
D. Your lawyer cannot use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors because of their gender but can strike jurors because of their age, marital status, and employment status
E. Your lawyer can use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors based on all of his proposed reasons because you have a right under the Constitution to a jury of your choice.
Answer: D. Your lawyer cannot use the peremptory challenges to strike potential jurors because of their gender but can strike jurors because of their age, marital status, and employment status
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