1. Miller-El v. Dretke, No. 03-9659, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, December 6, 2004, Argued , June 13, 2005, Decided
OVERVIEW: Inference of discrimination was inescapable where 10 of 11 black venire panelists in death penalty case were peremptorily struck, comparable white panelists were not struck, prosecution tactics sought to eliminate consideration of black jurors and provide cause for striking black jurors, and prosecution office had policy of excluding black jurors.
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