Edward Price v. Burl Cain, Warden

Case: 10-30027 Document: 00511504048 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/09/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED June 9, 2011 No. 10-30027 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk EDWARD E. PRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, versus BURL CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana No. 3:07-CV-937 Before GARWOOD, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* In this habeas corpus action, Edward Price claims an improper strike of a potential juror under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). We have read * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 10-30027 Document: 00511504048 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/09/2011 No. 10-30027 the briefs and pertinent portions of the record and have consulted the applicable law and have heard the arguments of counsel. The sole question is whether the magistrate judge committed clear error in making the credibility determination that the state’s jury strikes were not based on race. We conclude that there was no clear error. The judgment is AFFIRMED. 2