United States v. Taylor

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR DISCOVERY OF RACIALLY DISPROPORTIONATE CAPITAL PROSECUTION AUTHORIZATION

WILLIAM P. JOHNSON, District Judge.

THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon Defendant Taylor’s Motion for Discovery of Racially Disproportionate Capital Prosecution Authorization, filed February 16, 2009 (Doc. 161). Having considered the parties’ briefs and the applicable law, I find that Defendant’s motion is not well-taken and will be denied on the grounds that Defendant has not made the required showing under United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456, 465, 116 S.Ct. 1480,…