▁question : ▁"[ f ] irst , ▁a ▁def endant ▁must ▁make ▁a ▁prima ▁fac ie ▁showing ▁that ▁a ▁per empt ory ▁challenge ▁has ▁been ▁exerc ised ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁race ; ▁second , ▁if ▁that ▁showing ▁has ▁been ▁made , ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁must ▁offer ▁a ▁race - neut ral ▁basis ▁for ▁striking ▁the ▁jur or ▁in ▁question ; ▁and ▁third , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁parties ’ ▁subm issions , ▁the ▁trial ▁court ▁must ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁def endant ▁has ▁shown ▁purpose ful ▁disc rim ination ." ▁A ▁court ▁will ▁only ▁sust ain ▁a ▁Bat son ▁challenge ▁if ▁all ▁three ▁elements ▁of ▁this ▁test ▁are ▁satisfied . ▁On ▁appeal , ▁a ▁trial ▁court ' s ▁find ings ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁a ▁Bat son ▁challenge ▁will ▁only ▁be ▁revers ed ▁if ▁a ▁trial ▁court ▁judge ▁committed ▁clear ▁error . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁held ▁that ▁find ings ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁a ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁explanation ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁their ▁use ▁of ▁per empt ory ▁challeng es ▁is ▁" ent itled ▁to ▁' gre at ▁de ference ' ". ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁pet ition ▁for ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁habe as ▁cor pus ▁under ▁federal ▁law ▁When ▁individuals ▁are ▁conv icted ▁for ▁cr imes ▁under ▁state ▁law , ▁those ▁individuals ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁their ▁conv ict ions ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁by ▁pet ition ing ▁for ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁habe as ▁cor pus . ▁This ▁right ▁was