Legal Opinion
Lisa Chamberlin v. Marshall Fisher, Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2018No. 15-70012PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lisa Jo Chamberlin participated in a heinous double murder in Mississippi. A jury convicted her of two counts of capital murder. She was sentenced to death. Chamberlin, who is white, appealed her conviction, arguing in part that the prosecution invidiously discriminated against black prospective jurors during jury selection at her trial in violation of Batson v. Kentucky , 476 U.S. 79 , 106 S.Ct. 1712 , 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Her appeal made its way through the Mississippi court system, where it was denied at every stage. She then turned to federal court, petitioning for a writ of habeas…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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