Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Ricks
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 7, 2005No. Docket No. 04-4837-PRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
ON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this case is AFFIRMED.
Following a jury trial in New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, petitioner-appellant Rashon Harrison was found guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of eight to sixteen years. During jury selection in advance of that trial, defense counsel claimed, pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), that the prosecution was deliberately using its peremptory challenges to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Martin H. Tankleff v. D.A. Senkowski, Superintendent of Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- George Overton v. James Newton, Superintendent of the Watertown Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Robert C. Walker v. Roy A. Girdich, Superintendent of Franklin Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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