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U.S. v. DEJESUS

No. 02-1394.

347 F.3d 500 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America v. Jerry DEJESUS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Leone, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, Glenn J. Moramarco [Argued], Office of United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, for Appellee.

Lisa C. Evans [Argued] Office of Federal Public Defender, Camden, NJ, for Appellant.

Before: FUENTES, STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and O'KELLEY, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the government violated the Equal Protection Clause when it peremptorily struck two African American, presumably Christian, jurors from the venire. The District Court held that race was not a factor in the strikes and that the government's religion-related reasons for the strikes were permissible. Because we are satisfied that...

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