witherspoon-v-illinois
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-5653 | Michael Duane Zack, III v. Florida | Florida | 2023-09-26 | Denied | IFP | atkins-exemption atkins-v-virginia capital-punishment eighth-amendment fetal-alcohol-syndrome fourteenth-amendment intellectual-developmental-disorder medical-consensus witherspoon-v-illinois | 1. In light of the medical community's recent consensus that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is not only functionally similar to Intellectual Developmental Dis… |
| 21-6083 | James Osgood v. Alabama | Alabama | 2021-10-26 | Denied | IFP | capital-punishment credibility-determinations death-penalty juror-challenge jury-selection sentencing-determination sixth-amendment trial-court witherspoon-v-illinois | Can a reviewing court, consistent with the Sixth Amendment, uphold a challenge for cause in a capital case on the basis of a potential juror's persona… |
| 20-6915 | Scott Lee Peterson v. California | California | 2021-01-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | capital-murder death-penalty eighth-amendment jury-selection sixth-amendment voir-dire witherspoon-challenge witherspoon-v-illinois | Petitioner was charged with capital murder. During voir dire, and based solely on answers to jury questionnaires, the state trial court systematically… |