No. 23-5023
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-trial due-process equal-protection fair-trial impartial-jury jury-selection petit-venire racial-discrimination
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1) Whether Louisiana deprived Mr. Thomas of his right to an impartial jury trial before his peers through a petit venire selection process that effectively excluded African American participation not withstanding the fact that African American comprise 30% of the parish's population.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Louisiana deprived Mr. Thomas of his right to an impartial jury trial before his peers
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-25
Electronic record received from the Assumption Parish Clerk (Louisiana).
2023-08-24
Electronic record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
2023-08-23
Record Requested.
2023-08-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-31
Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
2023-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 2, 2023)
Attorneys
Kirby Thomas
Andre Robert Belanger — Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger, Petitioner
State of Louisiana
Donald David Candell — Suite B, Respondent