Broom v. Denney, No. 10-2839 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. In his petition for habeas corpus, defendant alleged that the prosecution exercised peremptory challenges based on race during jury selection. The district court denied relief, but it granted a certificate of appealability on defendant's Batson claim. The court held that the prosecutor's peremptory strikes were not racially motivated and that the Missouri state court did not misapply clearly established federal law in resolving defendant's Batson claim. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Court Description: Prisoner case - habeas. Missouri courts' rulings on Broom's Batson claim were not contrary to or an unreasonable interpretation of clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court.
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