Legal Opinion
Reginald Jones v. J.O. Davis, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1988No. 86-7145PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Reginald Jones appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.
In September 1983, Jones, a black male, was indicted by a grand jury in Mobile County, Alabama for burglary in the third degree. During the selection of a jury for the trial of the case, the Assistant District Attorney of Mobile County, Alabama used seven of his nine peremptory strikes to excuse all blacks from the jury venire. Objecting to this tactic, Jones moved for a mistrial. The motion was denied,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Allen v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Michael McCray v. Robert AbramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Michael Lindsey v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, J.D. White, Warden Holman UnitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jimmy Lee Horton v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Patricia Ann Thomas Jackson v. Tommy Herring, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Jimmy Louis Love v. Charlie Jones, Warden Attorney General for the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Ford v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1994
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