Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lucas v. New York

474 U.S. 911

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1985-10-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • burden is on the applicant seeking a change of venue to show that an impartial jury or fair trial is not possible in the original venue
  • "Although a majority of prospective jurors (i.e. 24 of 39

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
119 opinions

App. Div., Sup. Ct. N. Y., 3d Jud. Dept. Certiorari denied.