Legal Opinion
Wright Ex Rel. Estate of O'Neal v. Harris County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2008No. 07-20413PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Loyd Wright sued Harris County on behalf of Jimmie Lee O’Neal for violations of O’Neal’s rights under the United States Constitution. Wright appeals the denial of his challenge to a peremptory jury strike, and we affirm.
I
O’Neal died shortly after leaving the custody of Harris County after an arrest for suspected possession of a controlled substance. Wright, as administrator of the estate, sued the county to recover wrongful death damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. At jury selection, the county used one of its peremptory strikes to eliminate Juror Number Eight, who…
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