PRUITT v. McADORY

No. 02-4100.

337 F.3d 921 (2003)

Ralph PRUITT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eugene McADORY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence F. MacCarthy, Heather L. Winslow (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Colleen M. Griffin (argued), Office of the Atty. General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Ralph Pruitt asks this Court to reverse the district court's decision and grant his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, contending that his state conviction for sexual assault and attempted armed robbery was procured in violation of the Constitution. Pruitt argues that the prosecution engaged in impermissible gender discrimination in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by using its peremptory...

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