182 F. Supp. 3d 74 - Carmichael v. Chappius’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “It seems again that [the State] is exercising [its] challenges to exclude African Americans. I do note that as we proceeded with selection [the State] did not challenge Ms. Duggins who was the sixth in my view African American that we have considered ... but when we got to the alternates he challenged Ms. Sanders[,] a black female[,] and now he’s also challenging Mr. Pratt who is a male black, so I see a clear pattern of challenging African Americans, your Honor. I make my Batson challenge on that basis. Four of the six we have considered have been challenged. We have been through three panels so approximately 210 have come into this courtroom. ... [W]e have considered in total eight African Americans and six of those have been challenged by [the State] in my view. 21”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carmichael v. Chappius

2. “[a] prosecutor may not avoid the Batson obligation to provide race-neutral explanations for what appears to be a statistically significant pattern of racial peremptory challenges simply by forgoing the opportunity to use all of his challenges against minorities,” Alvarado, 923 F.2d at 256 , the fact that two black venirepersons were seated is, as the District Court itself admitted,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carmichael v. Chappius

3. “to clearly established federal law when the state court”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carmichael v. Chappius