U.S. v. MAXWELL

No. 06-1631.

473 F.3d 868 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Don Juan MAXWELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Martin Meyer, Reginald L. Harris, argued, James G. Woodward, U.S. Attorney's Office, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brian S. Witherspoon, argued, Federal Public Defender's Office, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Don Juan Maxwell, Greenville, IL, pro se.

Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Don Juan Maxwell guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. On appeal, Maxwell argues that the District Court1 erred in rejecting his Batson2 challenge, which alleged that the government used its peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner to remove three of the five African-American veniremembers. We affirm.

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