Legal Opinion
Lamon, Nancy R. v. Boatwright, Ana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2006No. 05-4018PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Three years ago, in a 4-3 decision on direct review, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Nancy Lamon’s claim that the state violated the rule announced in Batson v. Kentucky when it exercised a peremptory challenge against the only black member of the venire summoned to sit as potential jurors at her trial on a state charge of armed robbery. Before the supreme court turned her down, the same claim was rejected by both the state trial judge in Rock County, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Accordingly, Lamon’s claim has been rejected, and her robbery…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Miller-El v. DretkeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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