No. 22-5839

Daniel Mason v. Colorado

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2022-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: batson-challenge constitutional-law due-process equal-protection fair-trial jury-selection peremptory-challenges peremptory-strike racial-discrimination
Latest Conference: 2023-01-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Colorado Supreme erred in finding no Equal Protection violation when the prosecution impermissibly used race as a reason for the peremptory challenges on a males of Latino descent pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)?

2. Was the Court in error when denying the Petitioner's request to challenge the selection of jurors under the Batson Challenge?

3. Does the Respondent have the right to dismiss potential jurors because of juror's criminal history and/or alleged level of intelligence?

4. Did the Petitioner receive a fair and impartial trial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in finding no Equal Protection violation when the prosecution impermissibly used race as a reason for the peremptory challenges on a males of Latino descent pursuant to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)?

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Daniel Mason
Daniel Mason — Petitioner