Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Abrams v. McCray
478 U.S. 1001
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1986-06-30
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- being a crime victim is “an experience that one might think would make [a veniremember] identify more with a complaining witness than with a defendant”
- remanding for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, 478 U.S. 255, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), and Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)
- when prosecutor’s explanation does not rebut prima facie case, court should declare mistrial and new jury should be selected from prospective jurors not previously associated with case
- judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, — U.S.-, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), which held that Batson v. Kentucky, — U.S. -, 106 5.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986
- judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), which held that Batson v. Kentucky, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986
- remanded for reconsideration in light of Batson
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 54 opinions
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, ante, p. 255, and Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986).