Legal Opinion
Jerry Mahaffey v. Thomas Page, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-4137PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us on rehearing by the panel solely of the Batson issue. The details of the crime are set forth in our prior opinion, Mahaffey v. Page, 151 F.3d 671 (7th Cir.1998). We need only review the facts relevant to the Batson issue.
Jerry Mahaffey was convicted of murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, and theft, and ultimately sentenced to death, by a jury comprised of eleven whites and one Asian-American. Mahaffey and his brother, African-Americans from the South side of Chicago, were…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- United States v. Frank Smith, Keith McCain Russell Ellis, Eric Wilson, Sherman Moore, Steven Pink and Charles PoteeteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- James William Riley v. Stanley W. Taylor M. Jane BradyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Mahaffey v. RamosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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