United States v. Bennett

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Lance Bennett, Dalton Bennett, and Danquell Miller (collectively, “Defendants”) were charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base (“crack”) and various other crimes in a nine-count indictment. During jury selection, the Government objected to Defendants’ use of peremptory challenges, arguing that De fendants were striking white prospective jurors on the basis of their race. The district court agreed and placed two white jurors Defendants had previously struck back on the jury, displacing two other white jurors.…