Research by Sommers and Norton (2007) on the impact of race on the use of peremptory challenges indicates that attorneys
A) are equally likely to remove from the jury African-American and Caucasian individuals.
B) do not always give accurate explanations when asked to justify a peremptory challenge.
C) are impacted by prospective jurors' gender more so than their race.
D) are influenced by race more so in civil trials as opposed to criminal trials.
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