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LUCKETT v. KEMNA

No. 98-2772.

203 F.3d 1052 (2000)

Willie James LUCKETT, Jr., Appellant, v. Mike KEMNA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 18, 2000.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Klosterman (argued), St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke (argued), Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.

Before: RICHARD S. ARNOLD, WELLFORD, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 27, 2000.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Willie James Luckett, Jr., was charged with first-degree murder in Missouri state court. During jury selection at Luckett's trial, the prosecutor used eight of his nine peremptory challenges to exclude potential African-American jurors. The prosecutor also used one of his peremptory challenges to exclude a potential African-American alternate juror. This resulted in a jury with only...

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