Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions:
"1. Whether a prosecutor's proffered explanation that prospective Latino jurors were struck from the venire because he suspected they might not abide by official translations of Spanish language testimony constitutes an acceptable `race neutral' explanation under Batson v. Kentucky,
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