Legal Opinion

Bond v. Beard

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 20, 2008No. 06-9002, 06-9003PublishedCited by 194 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge:

Table of Contents

I. Background and Procedural History.262

II. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review.263

III. Discussion .263

A. Bond’s Appeal of the Denial of his Petition to Vacate his Conviction.263

1. Batson Claim.263

a. The Batson Standard.264

b. Standard of Review for Habeas Petitions.264(i) Relevant Background .264(ii) Whether State Courts Reached Third Step of Batson

Analysis.268

e. Analysis of Batson Claim.269(i) Evidence Presented to the State Courts .269

(A) Disproportionate Strikes. 269

(B) Disparate Questioning.270

(C) Pretextual Strikes.270(ii)…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by194 opinions

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