PUCKETT v. EPPS

No. 09-70032.

641 F.3d 657 (2011)

Larry Matthew PUCKETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christopher B. EPPS, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheryl W. Bey (Court-Appointed), Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Jackson, MS, Keir M. Weyble (argued)(Court-Appointed), Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Marvin Luther White, Jr. , Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Jackson, MS, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Larry Puckett appeals the decision of the district court denying his petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court granted a certificate of appealability on Puckett's claim under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), and this court expanded the certificate to include whether the prosecution violated...

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