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BROWN v. JONES

No. 19-3172.

978 F.3d 1029 (2020)

Charmell BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alex JONES, Acting Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ishan Bhabha , Jason T. Perkins , Attorneys, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Garson Fischer , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Manion, and Kanne, Circuit Judges.

When selecting jurors for Charmell Brown's murder trial in Illinois state court, the prosecution struck venireperson Devon Ware who had been to the crime scene. As it happens, Ware is also African American. In his petition for habeas relief now before us, Brown argues that the prosecution struck Ware on the basis of his race...

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