Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Beard
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 13, 2005No. 04-2461PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey A. Beard and Donald T. Vaughn, Pennsylvania Corrections officials (hereinafter “the Commonwealth”), appeal from an order of the District Court granting Zachary Wilson a writ of habeas corpus and vacating his 1984 conviction for murder. The District Court found that Wilson was entitled to relief from his conviction under the Supreme Court’s decision in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), which prohibits the exclusion of potential jurors on account of their race. In reaching this conclusion, the District Court relied…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by144 opinions
- Rivas v. FischerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Taylor v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Palmer v. HendricksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- Bond v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
139 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.