No. 18-9339

Anthony Dajuan Yates v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2019-05-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: batson batson-challenge batson-v-kentucky criminal-procedure disparate-impact equal-protection juror-selection jury-selection peremptory-challenge peremptory-challenges race-neutral-explanation racial-profiling
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Does a prosecutor's peremptory challenge of a prospective African-American juror based on the juror's perception of racial profiling by law enforcement in his community, or on his efforts to reduce that racial profiling, constitute a "race-neutral" explanation for striking the juror, or does it violate the equal protection rights of the juror and of the African-American defendant?

II. Does a prosecutor's peremptory challenge based on negative encounters with law enforcement, particularly those involving racial profiling, violate the Equal Protection Clause because it will inevitably have a disparate impact on prospective minority jurors?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a prosecutor's peremptory challenge of a prospective African-American juror based on the juror's perception of racial profiling by law enforcement in his community, or on his efforts to reduce that racial profiling, constitute a 'race-neutral' explanation for striking the juror, or does it violate the equal protection rights of the juror and of the African-American defendant?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-05-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Anthony Yates
Paul Richard KlevenLAW OFFICE OF PAUL KLEVEN, Petitioner