Legal Opinion
Robert Allen Gattis v. Robert Snyder, Warden, Delaware Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 24, 2002No. 99-9006PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is a death penalty appeal which presents, inter alia, a question as to the method of dealing with a mixed motive Batson challenge. Robert Allen Gattis, a prisoner on Delaware’s death row, appeals from the judgment of the District Court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gattis v. Snyder, 46 F.Supp.2d 344 (D.Del.1999). The District Court found all of his claims to be procedurally barred, meritless or noncognizable. However, it found the five claims which it addressed on the merits to meet the standards for a certificate of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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