Wilson v. Beard, No. 04-2461 (3rd Cir.) (426 F.3d 653) (October 13, 2005) (Judge Edward R. Becker)
Evidence was sufficient to establish that prosecutor acted with a discriminatory purpose when he used peremptory strikes against African-American jurors in petitioner's murder case, in violation of rule established in Batson v. Kentucky.
Here the Third Circuit affirmed the grant of a writ of habeas corpus after concluding that the ...
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