What would be an attorney's permissible motivation for using a "peremptory challenge" during the voir dire?

a. The juror will decide unfavorably for her client.
b. The judge has a bias against her client.
c. The juror is a race other than that of her client.
d. The judge has decided that the attorney should be taken off of the case.
e. The defendant is not represented by an attorney.


A

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a. liberal b. conservative c. neutral d. None of the above is true.

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