United States Third Circuit

In an equal protection case, the district court's holding is affirmed where the strikes were based on the jurors' heightened religious involvement, rather than a specific religious affiliation, and were not racially based.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2002
• Decided 10/17/2003
• Published 10/17/2003

Judges

• Before: FUENTES, STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and O'KELLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa C. Evans [Argued], Office of Federal Public Defender, Camden, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George S. Leone, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, Glenn J. Moramarco [Argued], Office of United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, for Appellee.