Legal Opinion
Jackanin v. Carey
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 20, 1979No. 79 C 1462PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
COSTANTINO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Paul Jackanin, challenges the constitutionality of the New York State Judiciary Law § 510(3) on the grounds that it deprives him of equal protection of the laws and infringes his privileges and immunities under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Judiciary Law § 510(3) requires jurors to be in possession of their natural faculties. Plaintiff is blind and was disqualified from serving as a juror as a result. His disqualification is the basis for his challenge. The defendant argues that the issue does…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Lewinson v. CrewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Eckstein v. KirbyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1978
- Lewinson v. CrewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- John Martin Connor v. Terrell D. HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. New York City Transit AuthorityCivil Court of the City of New York · 1984
- Jackanin v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980