Legal Opinion
State v. Saladin Thompson(074971)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 8, 2016No. A-47-14PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Solomon
On a single evening in July 2005, defendant committed a series of shootings in Irvington, killing one man and injuring two others. Defendant, who is African American, was charged with first-degree murder and related offenses.
During jury selection, the State exercised nine of its twelve peremptory challenges; seven of the nine were used to strike African-American prospective jurors. On the eve of trial, but before the jury was sworn, defendant’s trial counsel raised a challenge pursuant to State v. Gilmore, 103 N.J. 508, 511 A.2d 1150 (1986), alleging racial discrimination in the jury…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RobertsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANTONIOS D. SILIVERDIS (16-02-0085, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DEMARCUS DREW (12-09-2526 AND 11-06-1382, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DESHAWN R. SANDERS (14-06-1024, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EDWIN ANDUJAR (15-05-1096, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
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