Legal Opinion
Fields v. Thaler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2009No. 07-10627PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This court granted a certifícate of appealability (“COA”) authorizing Emanual Deleon Fields to appeal the district court’s denial of his federal habeas claims under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), with respect to the prosecution’s peremptory strikes of three black prospective jurors. The district court held that the state court’s decision that the prosecutor did not strike the jurors for racial reasons was not unreasonable and denied habeas relief. In this opinion we address various Batson related issues including…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miller-El v. DretkeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Jones v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Donnie Roberts v. Rick Thaler, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Damion Hayes v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
- Jessie Hoffman v. Burl Cain, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- Bobby Smith v. Burl Cain, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
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