Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald D. Ferguson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1991No. 89-2930PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendant Ronald D. Ferguson was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He alleges that the prosecutor’s use of peremptory strikes to remove blacks from the jury violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). Ferguson also appeals the enhancement of his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We affirm.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- United States v. David Hughes, Also Known as Jesse Ellebee, Atilano Velasquez, and Martin LeanosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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