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· 6/2/1987

United States v. Spiver Whitney Gordon

Citations

  • 817 F.2d 1538
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 6959

How courts have described this case

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  • remanding for an evi- dentiary hearing where the district court had denied the defen- 10102 AYALA v. WONG dant’s request for a hearing to rebut the government’s proffered race-neutral reasons
  • acquittal on some charges and inability to reach a verdict on others indicates lack of coercion
  • “the striking of a single black juror for a racial reason violates the Equal Protection Clause, even where other black jurors are seated”
  • dictum, discrimination against one potential juror is enough, even if others are seated
  • dictum, discrimination against one potential juror is enough, even if others are seated

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Judges: Roney, Johnson, Eschbach

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