| 25-6185 |
John Pearl Smith, II v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2025-11-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
distinctive-groups duren-test fair-cross-section jury-selection sixth-amendment systematic-exclusion |
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 syste… |
| 24-6578 |
Donald Lee Billings v. Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
2025-02-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-rights equal-protection fair-cross-section fourteenth-amendment jury-selection systematic-exclusion |
How should courts assess whether the representation of a group is fair and reasonable?
What is necessary to show an underrepresentation is "systemati… |
| 24-5953 |
Ellva Slaughter v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2024-11-12 |
Denied |
IFP |
circuit-split cross-section-representation discriminatory-intent jury-selection sixth-amendment systematic-exclusion |
Whether Duren's "systematic exclusion" prong can be satisfied by proof that a distinctive group has been consistently underrepresented in the jury-sel… |
| 21-6114 |
Hewitt A. Grant, II v. Florida |
Florida |
2021-11-01 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-prosecution due-process equal-protection fair-trial fifth-amendment racial-discrimination standing systematic-exclusion |
Question not identified. |
| 21-5893 |
In Re Sandra Black |
|
2021-10-05 |
Denied |
IFP |
access-to-justice civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection jury-selection peremptory-challenges racial-discrimination standing systematic-exclusion systemic-racism |
1. How is it possible for a black person to have constitutional rights to be treated EQUAL to a white person's rights, privileges, benefits and advant… |
| 20-6021 |
William Allen v. Candice Batts, et al. |
Sixth Circuit |
2020-10-15 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
alexander-v-louisiana constitutional-violation de-novo-review due-process fourteenth-amendment grand-jury-discrimination habeas-corpus jefferson-v-morgan systematic-exclusion |
1. Whether Petitioner is entitled to habeas corpus relief where he was indicted by a grand jury from which African-Americans were systematically exclu… |
| 19-8378 |
Joseph Howell v. Mark Garman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2020-04-30 |
Denied |
IFP |
absolute-disparity duren-v-missouri fair-cross-section jury-pool jury-selection minority-representation presumption-of-legitimacy sixth-amendment systematic-exclusion venire-study |
1. May a court deny a fair cross-section challenge to the jury pool simply because the "absolute disparity" is less than 10%, thereby sanctioning the … |
| 19-7496 |
Garry Dean Stroner v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
Fifth Circuit |
2020-01-30 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
constitutional-rights discrimination due-process effective-counsel fair-cross-section fair-trial impartial-jury intentional-exclusion jury-composition jury-selection presumption-of-innocence prosecutorial-misconduct systematic-exclusion |
1. Petitioner's trial counsel obtained the jury list two days prior to the day of jury selection. On the day of trial entire panel of sixty-five (65) … |
| 18-8802 |
Eli Vernon, III, aka Eli Mims v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-04-11 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
counsel-objection criminal-procedure due-process duren-analysis duren-v-missouri equal-protection ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-selection peremptory-challenge peremptory-challenges strickland-standard strickland-v-washington systematic-exclusion |
DOES THE FIRST PRONG IN DUREN V MISSOURI, 439 U.S. 357, 364, 99 5.Ct.664, 668, 58 L.E.cf.2c1 579 (1979), IF MET ESTABLISH A SYSTEMATIC EXCLUSION FOR C… |