State v. Hickman: Redefining the Role of Peremptory Challenges

The issue in this case was whether it should continue to follow the automatic reversal rule in Huerta or, in the alternative, join those states that have adopted the principles of the United States Supreme Court in applying harmless error review to the defendant’s curative use of a peremptory challenge by requiring a showing of prejudice before overturning a criminal conviction that is otherwise valid.