No. 20-5241

Dewoyne Curtis Potts v. John Garza

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: batson batson-challenge comparative-juror-analysis discriminatory-pretext juror-strike miller-el-standard miller-el-v-dretke mischaracterization-of-testimony ninth-circuit prosecutorial-bias race-based-questioning
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ninth Circuit err in crediting the prosecutor's stated reasons for the strike and failing to find discriminatory pretext under Batson and Miller-El v. Dretke, under the extraordinary circumstances of this case?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is this: Did the Ninth Circuit err in crediting the prosecutor's stated reasons for the strike and failing to find discriminatory pretext under Batson and Miller-El v. Dretke, under the extraordinary circumstances of this case? i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent John Garza to respond filed.
2020-07-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2020)

Attorneys

Dewoyne Potts
Jill Karen GinstlingOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
John Garza
Rama Ronald MalineState of CA-Dept. of Justice, Office of AG, Respondent