United States Second Circuit

Denial of habeas petition is affirmed where, as petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating an unreasonable application of federal law in regard to his Batson claim, the insufficiency of the record defeats his petition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2007
• Published 08/10/2007

Judges

• Before:  JACOBS, Chief Judge, POOLER, WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Monica A. Jacobson, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Denise Palvides, Assistant District Attorney for Nassau County (Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney for Nassau County, Peter A. Weinstein, Assistant District Attorney for Nassau County, of counsel), Mineola, NY, for Respondent-Appellee.