Legal Opinion
Alvarado v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1990No. 89-6985Published
1Opinion of the Court
497 U.S. 543 (1990)
ALVARADO
v.
UNITED STATES
No. 89-6985.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Decided June 25, 1990.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
2Per curiam
At his criminal trial, petitioner claimed that the Government used certain peremptory challenges to remove black jurors solely on the grounds of race, contrary to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986). The District Court accepted the Government's explanations for its challenges, and petitioner was convicted. He pursued his Batson claim in the Court of Appeals, claiming that the…
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3Cases cited7 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Holland v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Alvarado v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Mariscal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Chappell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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