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Holloway v. Horn, No. 01-9009 (3rd Cir.) (355 F.3d 707) (January 22, 2004) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)

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Holloway v. Horn, No. 01-9009 (3rd Cir.) (355 F.3d 707) (January 22, 2004) (Judge Robert E. Cowen) by Here, some 17 years after his conviction for a 1980 murder, the Third Circuit granted habeas relief to the defendant on the grounds that the prosecutor’s use of eleven peremptory strikes to …

U.S. v. Koubriti, No. 01-CR-80778 (E.D.Mich.) (252 F.Supp.2d 424) (March 14, 2003) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Anonymous/Sequestered

U.S. v. Koubriti, No. 01-CR-80778 (E.D.Mich.) (252 F.Supp.2d 424) (March 14, 2003) (Judge Gerald E. Rosen) by Defendants, accused criminals of middle eastern dissent, filed motions to close the individual jury voir dire in their case arguing that closure of voir dire was necessary to protect their Fifth and Sixth …

Collins v. Rice, No. 01-56958 (9th Cir.) (348 F.3d 1082) (November 7, 2003) (Judge Richard A. Paez)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Batson Claims

Collins v. Rice, No. 01-56958 (9th Cir.) (348 F.3d 1082) (November 7, 2003) (Judge Richard A. Paez) by Here a divided panel granted habeas relief to the petitioner, finding that there was clear and convincing evidence that the state prosecutor’s stated concern over a potential juror’s youthful age was a …

U.S. v. DeJesus, No. 02-1394 (3rd Cir.) (347 F.3d 500) (October 17, 2003) (Judge Julio M. Fuentes)

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U.S. v. DeJesus, No. 02-1394 (3rd Cir.) (347 F.3d 500) (October 17, 2003) (Judge Julio M. Fuentes) by Here a divided panel rejected a Batson challenge by the defense, holding that the Equal Protection Clause did not bar the Government from using peremptory challenges to remove two potential jurors based …

U.S. v. Shryock, No. 97-50458 (9th Cir.) (342 F.3d 948) (September 4, 2003) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Anonymous/Sequestered

U.S. v. Shryock, No. 97-50458 (9th Cir.) (342 F.3d 948) (September 4, 2003) (Judge Stephen S. Trott) by Here, as an issue of first impression for the Ninth Circuit, the Court joined with nine other Circuits in holding that a trial court’s decision to empanel an anonymous jury is entitled …

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

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Batson Claims

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

Oswald v. Bertrand, No. 01-C-0182 (E.D.Wisc.) (249 F.Supp.2d 1078) (March 26, 2003) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Fair and Impartial

Oswald v. Bertrand, No. 01-C-0182 (E.D.Wisc.) (249 F.Supp.2d 1078) (March 26, 2003) (Judge Lynn S. Adelman) by Here the Court held that held that a state trial judge’s refusal to question jurors about the impacts of discussions of the case that occurred in the jury assembly room violated the defendant’s …

U.S. v. Thomas, No. 00-1593(L) (2nd Cir.) (320 F.3d 315) (February 19, 2003) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Batson Claims

U.S. v. Thomas, No. 00-1593(L) (2nd Cir.) (320 F.3d 315) (February 19, 2003) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids a prosecutor from using peremptory challenges to exclude African-Americans from …

Allen v. Lee, No. 02-5 (4th Cir.) (319 F.3d 645) (February 5, 2003) (Judge Roger L. Gregory)

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Allen v. Lee, No. 02-5 (4th Cir.) (319 F.3d 645) (February 5, 2003) (Judge Roger L. Gregory) by Here the reversed and ordered that a writ of habeas corpus be granted due to Batson violations during jury selection where the lower court relied primarily on the ultimate mixed composition of …

Bui v. Haley, No. 00-15445 (11th Cir.) (321 F.3d 1304) (February 19, 2003) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat)

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Bui v. Haley, No. 00-15445 (11th Cir.) (321 F.3d 1304) (February 19, 2003) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by Here the Court ordered a new trial based on Batson violations because of the failure of the State to provide direct evidence of the motivations of the prosecutor who actually struck nine …

U.S. v. Thomas, No. 00-1593(L) (2nd Cir.) (303 F.3d 138) (September 4, 2002) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

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U.S. v. Thomas, No. 00-1593(L) (2nd Cir.) (303 F.3d 138) (September 4, 2002) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by The Supreme Court held, in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids a prosecutor from using peremptory challenges to exclude African-Americans from …

Purkett v. Elem, No. 94-802 (U.S. Supreme Court) (514 U.S. 765; 115 S.Ct. 1769) (May 15, 1995) (Per Curiam)

Article • September 11, 2002

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Purkett v. Elem, No. 94-802 (U.S. Supreme Court) (514 U.S. 765; 115 S.Ct. 1769) (May 15, 1995) (Per Curiam) by Court reversed Eighth Circuit by holding that a Batson challenge based on long hair and facial hair is acceptable, on the ground that such hair is "not a characteristic peculiar …

Henderson v. Walls, No. 00-3834 (7th Cir.) (296 F.3d 541) (July 9, 2002) (Judge Diane P. Wood)

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Henderson v. Walls, No. 00-3834 (7th Cir.) (296 F.3d 541) (July 9, 2002) (Judge Diane P. Wood) by In 1987, the petitioner in this case, Demetrius Henderson, was convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 16-year old victim. Ever since then, he has been attempting to convince the courts that …

U.S. v. Mansoori, No. 99-1492 (7th Cir.) (304 F.3d 635) (August 29, 2002) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Anonymous/Sequestered

U.S. v. Mansoori, No. 99-1492 (7th Cir.) (304 F.3d 635) (August 29, 2002) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by Here, although the Court agreed that the district court had committed error in ordering the empanelling of an anonymous jury, it held the error was harmless in view of the extensive voir …

U.S. v. Marino, No. 00-1739 (1st Cir.) (277 F.3d 11) (January 14, 2002) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)

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U.S. v. Marino, No. 00-1739 (1st Cir.) (277 F.3d 11) (January 14, 2002) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by One of the defendants in this case contended that the prosecutor's use of four peremptory challenges to eliminate Italian-American surnamed individuals from the jury violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection, as …

Powers v. Ohio, No. 89-5011 (U.S. Supreme Court) (499 U.S. 400; 111 S.Ct. 1364) (April 1, 1991) (Justice Kennedy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Batson Claims

Powers v. Ohio, No. 89-5011 (U.S. Supreme Court) (499 U.S. 400; 111 S.Ct. 1364) (April 1, 1991) (Justice Kennedy) by In this case the Supreme Court held that a defendant of any race can raise an equal protection challenge to the prosecution's discriminatory use of peremptory challenges, thereby eliminating any …

J.E.B. v. Alabama, No. 92-1239 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 127; 114 S.Ct. 1419) (April 19, 1994) (Justice Blackmun)

Article • November 26, 2001

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J.E.B. v. Alabama, No. 92-1239 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 127; 114 S.Ct. 1419) (April 19, 1994) (Justice Blackmun) by In this case the Court considered whether the Equal Protection Clause forbids the intentional use of peremptory challenges based on gender, just as it prohibits discrimination on the basis of …

Miller-El v. Johnson, No. 00-10784 (5th Cir.) (261 F.3d 445) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

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Miller-El v. Johnson, No. 00-10784 (5th Cir.) (261 F.3d 445) (August 7, 2001) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss) by Here the Court denied a Certificate of Appealability that the capital defendant sought on the grounds that the prosecution had systematically violated the Batson rule by removing 10 0f 11 black …

Rico v. Leftridge-Byrd, No. Civ. No. 00-4841 (E.D.Pa.) (2001 WL 1428351) (November 8, 2001) (Judge William H. Jr. Yohn)

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Rico v. Leftridge-Byrd, No. Civ. No. 00-4841 (E.D.Pa.) (2001 WL 1428351) (November 8, 2001) (Judge William H. Jr. Yohn) by In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 86 (1986) the Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment governs the exercise of peremptory challenges by a …

U.S. v. Brown, No. 00-30953 (5th Cir.) (250 F.3d 907) (May 1, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Juries - Anonymous/Sequestered

U.S. v. Brown, No. 00-30953 (5th Cir.) (250 F.3d 907) (May 1, 2001) (Judge Edith H. Jones) by This case is noted for its detailed review of the law on the use of anonymous juries - in the context of a suit by various members of the new media who …