United States Fifth Circuit

Death row inmate's Batson challenge is unavailing. He failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that the state court erred in finding no purposeful discrimination in the selection of his jury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2004
• Published 02/26/2004

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James William Marcus (argued), Texas Defender Service, Houston, TX, Andrew A. Hammel, Law Office of Adrienne Urrutia, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ann Kraatz, Gena Blount Bunn, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.