Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided June 20, 1990No. ACM 28388PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
KASTL, Senior Judge:
Citing Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), the appellant claims that the military judge erred by allowing the prosecutor to peremptorily challenge Captain S, the only member of appellant’s race.
At trial, counsel revealed her reason for challenging Captain S — his educational background in criminology; she asserted that such training might influence him in the litigated portion of the court-martial. When the Batson issue first surfaced, the prosecutor indicated she had no personal knowledge of Captain S since she was assigned to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Holland v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Clyde Major Thompson, AKA Clyde JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Gamble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Tompkins v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992