State v. Lyons’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 state decisions

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1. “[Fjailed'to establish a prima facie pattern of discriminatory use of challenges on behalf of the district attorney but out of an abundance of caution the Court has asked the district attorney to articulate reasons and the district attorney has articulated valid reasonable and satisfactory reasons for his use of challenges which are totally aside from race and the Court will deny the challenge under Batson .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Barnes · 203 F. Supp. 2d 512 - Lyons v. Lee

2. “Stephen Stafford, the victim, owned a small business known as Sam’s Curb Market (hereinafter referred to as “Sam’s”) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At trial, the State presented evidence tending to show that on 25 September 1993, Stafford was shot and killed in his place of business. Victoria Lytle witnessed the shooting. Lytle testified that early in the afternoon of 25 September 1993, she drove to Sam’s and parked directly in front of the market. As Lytle got out of her car, she noticed two men across the street. Lytle went into the store, collected her purchases, and then remembered that she needed some diet soda. Lytle went to the store’s cooler. At that time, one of the men, Derick Hall, entered the store. As Lytle approached the counter, Hall told her to go ahead of him and pay for her items, but Lytle told him to go ahead of her instead. While waiting for Hall to pay for his purchases, Lytle noticed the defendant standing outside and looking into the store. Lytle then paid for her purchases, said goodbye to the victim and left the store. Lytle further testified that she heard three gunshots as she closed her car door. At the time the shots were fired, Lytle was approximately three feet from the store. Lytle stated that upon hearing the shots she looked up and saw a flash. She then heard the victim moan and saw him fall forward over the counter and then backward to the floor. Ly-tle testified that immediately after she heard the shots and saw the victim fall, she saw”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 203 F. Supp. 2d 512 - Lyons v. Lee