Opinion ID: 1778765
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Heading Rank: 21

Heading: Ronald Henry

Text: ś 130. The prosecution's reason for striking Henry was as follows: BY MR. ALLGOOD: ... If your Honor, please, uh, S-4 was to Mr. Henry. Mr. Henry stated that he could not vote for the death penalty on the questionnaire; however, today he said that he could vote for it. Uh, he on the questionnaire said he had no opinion; today he said he did have an opinion. When the Court was asking or informing the jurors on the first day of the jurors being sequestered Mr. Henry was steadily shaking his head, uh, shutting his eyes. Uh, it was apparent to this attorney that he did not want to serve on this jury likewise. Finally a member of his family has been convicted of a crime. His brother was convicted of statutory rape. All these factors combined, uh, induced me to strike Mr. Henry. ś 131. Manning argues that the reasons given for striking Henry, in particular equivocation on the death penalty and the family member convicted of a crime, were applied inconsistently to white venire members in this case. He asserts that these reasons were merely pretextual. ś 132. Where multiple reasons lead to a peremptory strike, the fact that other jurors may have some of the individual characteristics of the challenged juror does not demonstrate that the reasons assigned are pretextual. Moore v. Keller Indus., Inc., 948 F.2d 199, 202 (5th Cir.1991). This claim is also barred for defense counsel's failure to rebut the prosecution's reason as pretextual. Blue, supra .