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Fourth Circuit· 1/28/1997

Matthews v. Evatt

Citations

  • 105 F.3d 907
  • 1997 WL 29358

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that in order for federal claim to be exhausted, the substance of the federal right must be presented to the highest state court
  • explaining that a claim is exhausted when its substance is fairly presented to the highest state court
  • finding Caucasian jurors were not similarly situated to African-American juror who was struck because of his views on the death penalty and his criminal record where there was no evidence “that any white juror seated had a criminal record.”
  • finding Caucasian jurors were not similarly situated to African-American juror who was struck because of his views on the death penalty and his criminal record where there was no evidence \that any white juror seated had a criminal record.\
  • trial court's Batson findings \turn largely on credibility deter- minations\ and are thus entitled to deference

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Judges: Widener, Hamilton, Phillips

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Cites

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