Paulino v. Harrison

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Delbert Paulino (“Paulino”), an African-American male, was tried and convicted of second degree robbery, kidnaping for robbery, and first degree murder in Los An-geles County Superior Court. He is currently serving a life sentence, plus one year, without the possibility of parole. In his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition, Paulino alleges that the jury that convicted him was unconstitutionally constituted, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). We previously considered this petition in Paulino v. Castro (“Paulino I ”), 371 F.3d…