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Miller-El v. Dretke, No. 00-10784 (5th Cir.) (361 F.3d 849) (February 26, 2004) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

In 1986, the Supreme Court held, in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), that purposeful racial discrimination in the selection of the venire violates a defendant's right to equal protection. To determine whether such purposeful discrimination existed, the Supreme Court established a three-step analysis that shifts the burden of ...

 

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