Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Jordan v. Hargett
519 U.S. 967
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1996-11-04
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- noting that district court has “broad discretion in handling allegations of juror misconduct”
- "Discussing Ake , we have previously determined `that there is no constitutional requirement that we duplicate the rights of a particular class of individuals in post-conviction proceedings.' ( People v. Wright (1992), 149 Ill.2d 36 , 61 , 171 Ill. Dec. 424, 594 N.Ed.2d 276)."
- “Under McDonough the party challenging the juror’s qualifications must show that the juror failed to honestly answer a material question on voir dire and that a correct response would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause. ”
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.