Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerena
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 16, 1987No. Crim. H-85-50 (TEC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON CHALLENGE TO JURY SELECTION SYSTEM
CLARIE, District Judge.
The defendant, Jorge A. Farinacci-Gar-cia, on behalf of all defendants in this action, has moved to dismiss the indictment and stay the proceedings because the jury selection system presently utilized in two divisions of the District of Connecticut violates the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1861 et seq., and the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The gravamen of his complaint is that Hispanics and Puerto Ri-cans are underrepresented in the federal court on…
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- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- United States v. Gary W. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- United States v. OsorioDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1992
- United States v. Horacio AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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