United States Ninth Circuit

Where statistical disparities demonstrated a pattern of strikes against prospective jurors of a particular race, petitioner established a prima facie showing of racial discrimination in the prosecutor's use of peremptory challenges.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/05/2001
• Decided 04/08/2002
• Published 04/08/2002

Judges

• Before BRIGHT,KOZINSKI, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan S. Azad,Kathryn M. Davis, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, California, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karl Terp,Robert B. Shaw, DAG, San Diego, California, for the respondents-appellees.