White v. Gaetz, No. 08-2766

District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief, claiming that the way in which the bystander venire was selected violated his constitutional right to have his jury selected from a fair cross section of the community, is affirmed as the sheriff exercised his responsibility under the Illinois bystander statute by rounding out a small portion of the venire by calling upon supervisors in government offices to furnish potential jurors.     

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Appellate Information

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Decided December 21, 2009

Judges

Before:  Evans, Sykes, Circuit Judges, and Simon, District Judge

Opinion by Simon, District Judge