Fields v. Woodford

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Fields v. Woodford, 315 F.3d 1062 (9th Cir. 2002)
2002 WL 31887704

Fields v. Woodford

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge RYMER; Concurrence by Judge SILVERMAN.

ORDER

The amended opinion filed October 23, 2002 [309 F.3d 1095], is further amended as follows.

Slip opinion at 23 [309 F.3d at 1107]: Replace Part II.C with the following:

Fields’s claim that several of the jurors were racially prejudiced against him fails for lack of any substantial evi*1063dence. Even assuming that the declarations upon which he relies are admissible, they are vague and speculative; they do not show that any racist statements were made. Cf, e.g., United States v. Henley, 238 F.3d 1111, 1120-21 (9th Cir. 2001) (juror reportedly said something to the effect that “the niggers are guilty”); Tobias v. Smith, 468 F.Supp. 1287, 1289-90 (W.D.N.Y. 1979) (jury foreperson said “[yjou can’t tell one black from another.”).

Reference

Full Case Name
Stevie Lamar FIELDS, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Jeanne WOODFORD, Warden of California State Prison at San Quentin, Respondent-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
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Status
Published