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294 F. Supp. 2d 296

Green v. Travis

U.S. District Court

Decided October 1, 2003

U.S. District Court · decided 2003-10-01

Opinion by Jack Bertrand Weinstein · Decided 2003-10-01

¶1 ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.

¶2 This petition was filed on November 13, 2002. Petitioner, represented by counsel, claims:

Conviction [was] obtained by prosecutor’s discriminatory use of peremptory challenge during jury selection in violation of constitutional rights to equal protection under the law.
Supporting Facts:
At trial, the prosecutor exercised each of his first five peremptory challenges to exclude minority jurors. Defense counsel made a Batson motion asserting that the prosecutor’s pattern of exclusion established a prima facie case of discrimination. The trial court, wrongly concluding that a prima facie case of discrimination had not been established, failed to require the prosecution to provide race-neutral reasons for her challenges. Therefore, the subsequent conviction was obtained in violation of defendant’s constitutional rights.

¶3 Oral argument is set for November 6th at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 10, Brooklyn Courthouse. Petitioner shall be present by telephone.

¶4 If a party will produce experts, documents or other evidence at the hearing, one week’s notice shall be given with a copy of any document attached. The name, professional resume’, and a summary of the testimony expected of an expert shall be provided. Other testimony expected shall be summarized. Parties may arrange for depositions.

¶5 SO ORDERED.

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