United States Eighth Circuit

Deference to the trial judge's determination of potential jurors' demanor, fitness and bias requires that petitioner put forth evidence other than attacks on the trial court's use of numbers analysis to determine the merits of a Batson challenge for government's use of two peremptory challenges.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2001
• Published 02/23/2001

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen D. Hawke, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip M. Horwitz, argued, St. Louis, MO (Eric W. Butts, on the brief), for appellee.