Legal Opinion
James Anthony Hollingsworth v. Larry W. Burton, Warden Attorney General of the State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1994No. 91-7747PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this habeas corpus proceeding, we are faced with a challenge to the state’s exercise of peremptory jury strikes in a criminal case. The challenge is brought under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), and its progeny. Petitioner was tried and convicted of felony murder in an Alabama state proceeding. During jury selection, the prosecution used nine of its fourteen peremptory strikes on black potential jurors. Petitioner’s trial counsel raised an objection under Batson, which was rejected by the trial court. On appeal, the Alabama…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ex Parte BranchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- United States v. Thurnell Alston, Ervin BrennonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Derick Bennett A/K/A Jamaican DerickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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- Abdul Majid, Bashir Hameed v. Leonard A. Portuondo, Robert KuhlmannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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