United States Sixth Circuit

The grant of Petitioner's habeas petition is reversed, where the trial court reasonably applied Batson v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 79 (1986), in denying Petitioner's mistrial motion because the prosecutor proffered a bona fide race-neutral reason for striking a proposed juror.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2009
• Published 04/02/2009

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  GIBBONS and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael Scott Criss, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Chad A. Readler, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Michael Scott Criss, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Chad A. Readler, Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   Anthony Braxton, Cleveland, Ohio, pro se.