Batson v. Kentucky
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Batson v. Kentucky is a landmark 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that held prosecutors may not use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race, reshaping jury selection practices nationwide.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Batson v. Kentucky Context triple: [Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, interpretedByCase, Batson v. Kentucky]
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Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
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Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Batson v. Kentucky Target entity description: Batson v. Kentucky is a landmark 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that held prosecutors may not use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race, reshaping jury selection practices nationwide.
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A.
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
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B.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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C.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
prosecutors’ use of peremptory challenges
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state criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ equal protection ⓘ jury selection ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1985-12-12 ⓘ |
| citation | 476 U.S. 79 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Equal Protection Clause
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1986-04-30 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| effect |
limited racially discriminatory use of peremptory challenges
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reshaped jury selection practices nationwide ⓘ |
| fullName | Batson v. Kentucky ⓘ |
| holding |
A defendant may establish a prima facie case of purposeful racial discrimination in jury selection based solely on the prosecutor’s use of peremptory challenges at the defendant’s trial
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Prosecutors may not use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
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Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
peremptory challenge
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prima facie case of discrimination ⓘ race-neutral explanation requirement ⓘ |
| laterExtendedBy |
Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.
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Georgia v. McCollum ⓘ J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. ⓘ Powers v. Ohio ⓘ |
| legalRule |
Once a defendant makes a prima facie showing of racial discrimination in peremptory strikes, the burden shifts to the prosecutor to offer race-neutral explanations
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Trial courts must determine whether the defendant has proven purposeful discrimination after the prosecutor offers race-neutral reasons ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | Kentucky ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedent | Swain v. Alabama ⓘ |
| overruledPrecedentInPart | Swain v. Alabama ⓘ |
| petitioner | James Kirkland Batson ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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linked to:
Kentucky
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| standardCreated |
Batson challenge
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linked to:
Batson v. Kentucky
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| subjectMatter | racial discrimination in jury selection ⓘ |
| volume | 476 ⓘ |
| year | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: Batson v. Kentucky Description of subject: Batson v. Kentucky is a landmark 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that held prosecutors may not use peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on the basis of race, reshaping jury selection practices nationwide.
Referenced by (18)
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subject linked to:
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
linked to: Batson v. Kentucky
subject linked to:
U.S. Supreme Court case Norris v. Alabama
linked to: Batson v. Kentucky
linked to: Batson v. Kentucky
linked to: Batson v. Kentucky
Powers v. Ohio
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holding
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The Equal Protection Clause prohibits a prosecutor from using peremptory challenges to exclude jurors solely on account of their race.
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linked to: Batson v. Kentucky