Legal Opinion
People v. Guzman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1983PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*407OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
These appeals concern challenges that the under-representation of Hispanics in the Kings County Grand Jury pool denied defendants their rights to due process and equal protection. Inasmuch as there was no proof, on this record, of systematic exclusion of Hispanics or of intentional discrimination, defendants’ motions to dismiss their respective indictments were properly denied.
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Defendants were independently convicted of unrelated crimes committed in Kings County. Prior to their respective trials, defendants each moved to dismiss his indictment on the ground that Hispanics…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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4Cited by67 opinions
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- People v. ShedrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- People v. KernAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. BartolomeoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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