Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Coalition of Cities for Affordable Utility Rates

common law doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel bar relitigating before Public Utility Commission prudence of utility's expenditures for nuclear power plant and resulting rate base | common law doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel bar relitigating before Public Utility Commission prudence of utility’s expenditures for nuclear power plant and resulting rate base | where venire was 35.7% black, prosecutor used five of eight peremptory challenges to strikes blacks, and trial jury was 41.7% black, statistical evidence alone did not establish a prima facie case of discrimination | wherein the court noted that "[t]he record fails to show that any of the five blacks responded to the prosecutor's questions in such a way as to give insight into why they were stricken" | wherein the court noted that `[t]he record fails to show that any of the five blacks responded to the prosecutor's questions in such a way as to give insight into why they were stricken' | Criminal District Attorney of Tarrant County | District Attorney of 70th Judicial District | District Attorney of 70th Judicial District | Criminal District Attorney of Tarrant County