Miller-El v. Dretke
2005 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miller-El v. Dretke, 545 U.S. 231 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court case that clarified the constitutional limitations on the use by prosecutors of peremptory challenges and of the Texas procedure termed the "jury shuffle."[1]
Quick Facts Miller-El v. Dretke, Argued December 6, 2004 Decided June 13, 2005 ...
Miller-El v. Dretke | |
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Argued December 6, 2004 Decided June 13, 2005 | |
Full case name | Miller-El v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Divisions |
Citations | 545 U.S. 231 (more) 125 S. Ct. 2317; 162 L. Ed. 2d 196; 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4658; 73 U.S.L.W. 4479; 18 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 376 |
Case history | |
Prior | 361 F.3d 849 (5th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 542 U.S. 936 (2004). |
Holding | |
The prosecution in the capital trial of Miller-El violated the Fourteenth Amendment as interpreted in Batson v. Kentucky when it racially discriminated against black potential jurors, and Miller-El is entitled to habeas corpus relief. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Souter, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Concurrence | Breyer |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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