Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Kyle
102 L. Ed. 2d 591
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-12-12
- Topic
- general
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 | prosecutor may strike individual perceived as hostile | prosecutor may strike individual perceived as hostile | prosecutor may strike individual perceived as hostile
Citator
- Cited by
- 33 opinions
C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of respondent Fred Kyle for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.