Shiland v. Yancey

I respectfully dissent from the Court’s order quashing Arnold Shiland’s petition for certiorari review of the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court. In my view, Shiland presents two compelling grounds for a new trial notwithstanding the fact that the jury returned a verdict in his favor.

On December 6,1991, Shiland was injured in an automobile accident; as a result he sued William Yancey. During jury selection for the trial, Yancey’s attorney used five of six peremptory challenges to remove black veniremembers from the jury. Shiland timely moved to…