Quisi Bryan v. David Bobby

Because I believe that the district court properly found the Ohio Supreme Court decision to be an unreasonable determination of the facts surrounding Bryan’s Bat-son challenge, I respectfully dissent from part II of the majority opinion.

I

“The very foundation upon which Batson rests is the unquestioned' premise that while ‘a defendant has no right to a petit jury composed in whole or in part of persons of his' own race, the defendant does have the right to be tried by a jury whose members are selected pursuant to nondiscriminatory criteria.’ ” Lancaster v. Adams, 324 F.3d 423, 434 (6th Cir.…