Legal Opinion
United States v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1995No. Nos. 94-1503, 94-2911 and 94-3069PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
James William Jenkins, Jr., Diamond Level Coleman, and Reevious G. Henderson appeal their convictions related to drug trafficking.1 They were convicted after a month long trial and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal they contend that the government violated their equal protection rights under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), by using peremptory challenges to eliminate minority members of the jury panel. Each of the appel*745lants is African American. Henderson contends in addition that the district court2 erred in admitting…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Frederick E. Scott, United States of America v. Joe J. RichardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Juan BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. PerezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. Dennis B. Moore, Sr., United States of America v. Keven L. WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Castoreno-JaimeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Jose O. Martinez, Also Known as Daniel Alejo, Also Known as Pedro C. AlejoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Lyman Gerald CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Reginald S. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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