Legal Opinion
Hobby v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1984No. 82-2140PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Circuits as to whether discrimination in the selection of federal grand jury foremen, resulting in the underrepresentation of Negroes and women in that position, requires reversal of the conviction of a white male defendant and dismissal of the indictment against him.
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Petitioner, a white male, was indicted on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States of funds appropriated under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, 29 U. S. C. §801 et seq. (CETA), in violation of 18 U. S. C. §§371 and 665, and three counts of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by144 opinions
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- William Anthony Brooks v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. ManbeckCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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