No. 25-6185
John Pearl Smith, II v. United States
Tags: distinctive-groups duren-test fair-cross-section jury-selection sixth-amendment systematic-exclusion
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Is the Sixth Amendment right to a jury that represents a fair cross-section of the community violated where a defendant identifies a specific systematic problem in the jury selection process and establishes that reaching a fair cross section of distinctive groups in the community is statistically unlikely?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is the Sixth Amendment right to a jury that represents a fair cross-section of the community violated where a defendant identifies a specific systematic problem in the jury selection process and establishes that reaching a fair cross section of distinctive groups in the community is statistically unlikely?
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2025)
Attorneys
John Pearl Smith II
Stephen R. Hormel — Hormel law Office, LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent