State v. Jefferson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DWYER, Judge.
This is an appeal as a matter of right by James Thomas Jefferson from the David*876son County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief on his claim of intentional racial discrimination in the method of selection of grand jury foremen in Davidson County. Specifically, petitioner alleges that blacks were systematically excluded from serving as grand jury foremen at the time of his indictment.
The record reveals that in July of 1968, the petitioner was indicted for first-degree murder, rape, and two counts of assault with intent to kill. The petitioner…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rose v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hobby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. JeffersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. ChamblessCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Applewhite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gregory Gene Spiceland v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
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