Legal Opinion

Ayala v. Wong

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 13, 2013No. 09-99005PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge CALLAHAN; Order; Dissent to Order by Judge IKUTA.

OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

State prisoner Hector Juan Ayala (“Ayala”) appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. During the selection of the jury that convicted Ayala and sentenced him to death, the prosecution used its peremptory challenges to strike all of the black and Hispanic jurors available for challenge. The trial judge concluded that Ayala had established a prima facie case of racial discrimination under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited121 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Davis v. AyalaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Brown v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
  3. State v. TurnidgeOregon Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Deck v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Sifuentes v. BrazeltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016

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