Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Kyle
488 U.S. 997
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-12-12
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- crediting prosecutor’s race-neutral explanation that juror was inattentive because she yawned several times, had her eyes closed and did not answer a question posed by the court
- affidavits submitted, ex parte review of prosecutor’s notes allowed, and adversarial hearing held, but no evidentiary hearing
- prosecution decisions concerning use of peremptory challenges necessarily based in part on jurors’ questionnaires
- affidavit, adversary hearing, and argument allowed, but evidentiary hearing denied
- prosecutor may strike individual perceived as hostile
- prosecutor may strike individual perceived as inattentive
Citator
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C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of respondent Fred Kyle for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.