Reed v. Quarterman

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Over thirty years ago, Wanda Wadle (“Wadle”) was murdered in her apartment. A jury convicted Petitioner-Appellant Jonathan Bruce Reed (“Reed”) of capital murder for this crime. Reed now seeks habe-as corpus relief from his conviction and sentence of death. This case has spent three decades winding its way through the state and federal court systems. Today, we add to that lengthy history by concluding that Reed is entitled to habeas corpus relief for his Batson claim. We therefore reverse and remand to the district court with instructions to grant the writ and order Reed’s…