Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Galloway Farms, Inc. v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance

487 U.S. 1219

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1988-06-27
Topic
estate-planning

holding that any doubt as to whether the complaining party has met its initial burden should be resolved in that party's favor | striking one African-American venire member who was sole minority available for jury service created strong likelihood | striking of only black venire member shifts burden to require justification for challenge | striking of only black venire member shifts burden to require justification for challenge | black woman allegedly challenged because she was a teacher, yet white teacher not challenged | black woman allegedly challenged because she was a teacher, yet white teacher not challenged | African-American defendant's assertion that African-American prospective juror would be unable to relate to defendant's situation based on facts in record constituted race-neutral, non-pretextual reason for striking juror

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Sup. Ct. Iowa. Certiorari denied.