A total of 24 White persons and six Black persons are called for jury duty. The trial is for armed robbery, the defendant is Black, and the prosecuting attorney uses peremptory challenges given to him to exclude the six Black people. What should the judge do, according to recent Supreme Court decisions?
A. Declare a mistrial and reschedule the trial with a new group of prospective jurors
B. Provide the opposing attorney an additional number of peremptory challenges
C. Ask the prosecuting attorney to explain the grounds for each of his six decisions and determine if the attorney had grounds for dismissal other than race
D. Ask the opposing attorney if he or she wants to challenge the prosecuting attorney's exclusions
Answer: C
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