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Rico v. Leftridge-Byrd, No. 01-4150 (3rd Cir.) (340 F.3d 178) (August 14, 2003) (Judge Maryanne Trump Barry)

In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 89 (1986), the Supreme Court held that a defendant's right under the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution is violated when prosecutors "challenge potential jurors solely on account of their race or on the assumption that black jurors as a group will be ...

 

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