Legal Opinion
State v. Ellison
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1992PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAUGHTREY, Justice.
On application of the state, we granted review in this case to determine the appropriate relief for a violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).
The defendant, William Ellison, was charged with two counts of the sale of cocaine. His case was tried in May 1990. During jury selection, defense counsel made a timely objection to the state’s use of a peremptory challenge to strike the only black member of the jury venire. Citing Batson, the trial court ruled that Ellison lacked standing to challenge the propriety of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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