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· 8/15/1985

Pinkerton v. McCotter

Citations

  • 473 U.S. 925
  • 87 L. Ed. 2d 695
  • 54 U.S.L.W. 3121
  • 106 S. Ct. 16
  • 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2869

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • being a crime victim is “an experience that one might think would make [a veniremember] identify more with a complaining witness than with a defendant”
  • remanding for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, 478 U.S. 255, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), and Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986)
  • when prosecutor’s explanation does not rebut prima facie case, court should declare mistrial and new jury should be selected from prospective jurors not previously associated with case
  • judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, — U.S.-, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), which held that Batson v. Kentucky, — U.S. -, 106 5.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986
  • judgments vacated and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Allen v. Hardy, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 2878, 92 L.Ed.2d 199 (1986), which held that Batson v. Kentucky, ___ U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986
  • remanded for reconsideration in light of Batson

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Judges: Application, Consideration, Deny, Powell, Took

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