U.S. v. BENNETT

No. 10-30920.

664 F.3d 997 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lance BENNETT; Dalton Bennett, also known as D Bennett; Danquell Miller, also known as Queezy Miller, also known as Quee Miller, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Hollenshead Copes , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Maurice Edwin Landrieu , Carol Loupe Michel , Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Autumn Alycia Town (argued), Law Office of Autumn Town, Arthur A. Lemann, III , Sr. Counsel (argued), Arthur Anthony Lemann, IV , Arthur A. Lemann III & Associates, Inc., George Frazier (argued), New Orleans LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Edward King Alexander, Jr. , Public Defender's Office for the Parish of Calcasieu, Lake Charles, LA, for Amici curiae.

Before SMITH, PRADO and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Lance Bennett, Dalton Bennett, and Danquell Miller (collectively, "Defendants") were charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base ("crack") and various other crimes in a nine-count indictment. During jury selection, the Government objected to Defendants' use of peremptory challenges, arguing that Defendants were striking white prospective jurors...

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