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Batson Vs. Kentucky

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Apr 30, 1986

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  2. Norris Vs. Alabama US Supreme Court · Apr 01, 1935
  3. Avery Vs. Georgia US Supreme Court · May 25, 1953
  4. Hernandez Vs. Texas US Supreme Court · May 03, 1954
  5. Akins Vs. Texas US Supreme Court · Jun 04, 1945
  6. Whitus Vs. Georgia US Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1967
  7. U.S. 79 (1986) U.S. Supreme Court Batson v. Kentucky
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  8. U.S. 79 (1986) Batson v. Kentucky
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  9. Affirming the conviction, the Kentucky Supreme Court observed that recently, in another case, it had relied on Swain v. Alabama
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  10. The principle announced in Strauder v. West
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  11. a) A defendant has no right to a petit jury composed in whole or in part of persons of his own race. Strauder v. West
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  12. to consider the State's case against a black defendant. Pp. 476 U. S. 88 -89. 2. The portion of Swain v. Alabama
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  13. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to reexamine that portion of Swain v. Alabama
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  14. among other claims, the argument concerning the prosecutor's use of peremptory challenges. Conceding that Swain v. Alabama
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  15. on the prosecutor's conduct in this case, petitioner urged the court to follow decisions of other States, People v. Wheeler
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  16. Commonwealth v. Soares
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  17. Kentucky affirmed. In a single paragraph, the court declined petitioner's invitation to adopt the reasoning of People v. Wheeler
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  18. supra, and Commonwealth v. Soares
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  19. of a fair cross-section must demonstrate systematic exclusion of a group of jurors from the venire. See Commonwealth v. McFerron
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  20. S.W.2d 924 (1984). We granted certiorari, 471 U.S. 1052 (1985), and now reverse. II In Swain v. Alabama
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  21. laws when it puts him on trial before a jury from which members of his race have been purposefully excluded. Strauder v. West
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  22. of the demand of equal protection. Akins v. Texas
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  23. Page 476 U. S. 86 tried by a jury whose members are selected pursuant to nondiscriminatory criteria. Martin v. Texas
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  24. or on the false assumption that members of his race as a group are not qualified to serve as jurors, see Norris v. Alabama
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  25. Carter v. Jury
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  26. by safeguarding a person accused of crime against the arbitrary exercise of power by prosecutor or judge. Duncan v. Louisiana
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  27. assessment of individual qualifications and ability impartially to consider evidence presented at a trial. See Thiel v. Southern
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  28. exclude black persons from juries undermine public confidence in the fairness of our system of justice. See Ballard v. United
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  29. McCray v. New
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  30. Hernandez v. Texas
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  31. jury. Since the Fourteenth Amendment protects an accused throughout the proceedings bringing him to justice, Hill v. Texas
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  32. McCray v. New
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  33. Alexander v. Louisiana
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  34. of the case to be tried, United States v. Robinson
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  35. F.Supp. 467, 473 (Conn.1976), mandamus granted sub nom. United States v. Newman
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  36. was whether the defendant had met his burden of proving purposeful discrimination on the part of the State. Whitus v. Georgia
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  37. Martin v. Texas
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  38. U. S. 316 (1906). That question also was at the heart of the portion of Swain v. Alabama
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  39. the Constitution does not confer a right to peremptory challenges, id. at 380 U. S. 219 (citing Stilson v. United
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  40. Washington v. Davis
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  41. U.S. at 385 U. S. 550 (citing Tarrance v. Florida
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  42. Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan
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  43. Circumstantial evidence of invidious intent may include proof of disproportionate impact. Washington v. Davis
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  44. id. at 426 U. S. 241 (quoting Akins v. Texas
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  45. by showing that the totality of the relevant facts gives rise to an inference of discriminatory purpose. Washington v. Davis
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  46. makes the requisite showing, the burden shifts to the State to explain adequately the racial exclusion. Alexander v. Louisiana
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  47. that its officials did not discriminate, or that they properly performed their official duties. See Alexander v. Louisiana
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  48. Jones v. Georgia
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  49. U.S. Supreme Court Batson v. Kentucky
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  50. Swain v. Alabama
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