U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 24, 2010
Panel Questions Cutting Black Juror
A black man on death row found traction with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday on his claim that he did not receive a fair trial because the prosecution dismissed the one black juror in the selection pool.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A black man sent to death row for stabbing and bludgeoning to death a white couple found traction with a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Friday on his habeas claim that he did not receive a fair trial because the prosecution dismissed the one black juror in the selection pool.
Although the unanimous three-judge panel did not reverse the 1989 conviction of Steven Edward Critten...
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