(Yes, criminal law also has the harmless error rule. But that does not always save the day for the prosecution when there is a major structural error in a trial, even if guilt seems obvious)
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A Batson challenge has a real infield fly rule feel.
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It's a textbook example of throwing out a conviction over trial fairness even when guilt on the evidence is hard to argue with.
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