United States Third Circuit

In striking three African Americans from jury panel, prosecution did not violate prohibition against race-based peremptory challenges of jurors under Batson v. Kentucky where district court found each of the prosecution's strikes to be race-neutral, or unrelated to race.

Appellate Information

• Argued Array
• Decided 01/17/2001
• Published 01/17/2001

Judges

• Before:  SLOVITER, ALITO and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.   Before:  BECKER, Chief Judge, SLOVITER, MANSMANN, SCIRICA, NYGAARD, ALITO, ROTH, McKEE, BARRY, AMBRO, FUENTES, and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas J. Allingham, II, (Argued), Stephen D. Dargitz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Mary M. MaloneyHuss Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Lawrence J. Connell, Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE, Attorneys for Appellant James W. Riley.


• For Appellees:
  
• Loren C. Meyers, (Argued), Chief of Appeals Division, William E. Molchen, II, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, Attorney for Appellees Stanley Taylor and M. Jane Brady.