Legal Opinion
Purkett v. Elem
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 15, 1995No. 94-802PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
514 U.S. 765 (1995)
PURKETT, SUPERINTENDENT, FARMINGTON CORRECTIONAL CENTER
v.
ELEM
No. 94-802.
United States Supreme Court.
Decided May 15, 1995.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
2Per curiam
Respondent was convicted of second-degree robbery in a Missouri court. During jury selection, he objected to the prosecutor's use of peremptory challenges to strike two black men from the jury panel, an objection arguably based on Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986). The prosecutor explained his strikes:
"I struck [juror] number twenty-two because of his long…
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3Cases cited18 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Duncan v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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