Nevada Supreme Court· 12/29/2005

Williams v. State

Citations

125 P.3d 627
121 Nev. 934
121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 90
2005 Nev. LEXIS 106

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determining that a district court did not violate defendant's right to a fair cross-section by failing to dismiss a venire, notwithstanding the court's failure to evaluate the argument
explaining that a defendant \is entitled to a venire selected from a fair cross section of the community under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution\
stating that a defendant is entitled to a jury that is a fair cross section of the community and discussing how to show a prima facie violation of that right
setting forth the requirements that a defendant must demonstrate to make a prima facie showing for a fair-cross-section challenge
discussing the factors to show a prima facie violation of the fair-cross-section requirement
\The Sixth Amendment does not guarantee a jury or even a venire that is a perfect cross section of the community.\

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Judges: Douglas, Rose, Parraguirre

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