United States Fifth Circuit

Death row inmate's habeas petition was properly rejected. His equal protection claim fails because blacks in Gregg County were not underrepresented as grand jury forepersons over a significant period of time.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2004
• Published 05/17/2004

Judges

• EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• F. Clinton Broden, Broden & Mickelsen, Dallas, TX, Sydney Snelling Young, Paris, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tina J. Dettmer, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.