U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 15-1194.

819 F.3d 1026 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lemurel E. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin W. Proctor , Attorney, Scott J. Campbell , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jessica M. Lindemann , Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Lemurel Williams was convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun. Williams's first argument on appeal is that the prosecution unconstitutionally rejected potential jurors because of their race. We need not decide that issue because we agree with Williams's second argument: a new trial is needed because the totality...

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