Wallace v. Morrison

In this case we hold that dual motivation analysis 1 determines whether a prosecutor violates a defendant’s equal protection rights under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), when the prosecutor considers both race and race-neutral factors in exercising a peremptory strike.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, David L. Wallace challenges his conviction in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Aabama, for attempted murder and robbery. He is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Wallace asserts that…