United States Seventh Circuit

Indiana state courts deviated significantly from the Batson line of cases with respect to selection of the jury that convicted petitioner, in violation of Due Process and Equal Protection, thus granting of habeas relief is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/17/2002
• Decided 05/08/2003
• Published 05/08/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Eric Koselke,Poore, Wurster, Sullivan, Fairman, Sobel & Strunk, Brent Westerfeld (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for petitioner-appellee., Stephen R. Creason (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, respondent-appellant.