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U.S. v. JONES

No. 99-2515.

224 F.3d 621 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgil E. JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila Finegan, John R. Lausch (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Criminal Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam Bourgeois (argued), Bourgeois & Bourgeois, Chicago, IL, for Virgil E. Jones.

Before BAUER, DIANE P. WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

A federal jury convicted Virgil E. Jones, a former Chicago alderman, of conspiracy to commit extortion, attempted extortion, and filing false tax returns. He appeals his conviction, claiming that the government's exercise of its peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner against four African-Americans violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106...

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