Shane K. Floyd v. United States
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Whether racial bias can infect a jury's deliberations and decisions, violating the right to a fair trial
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Implicit bias threatens the very foundation of the criminal , ; : justice system. Wasn't the judicial system built on fairness; the right to a fair trial; the right to a trial of one's peers; the right to be assumed innocent until proven an guilty? It appears the majority decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, overlooked the far reaching impact of these biases and, more importantly the devastating —_ impact they played in the petitioner's trial. 7 _. It is for this sound,reason in isolation the petitioner oe . appears before this Court, the one tribunal vested with a the judicial power of the United States, noting with | . ; certitude adequate relief cannot be obtained in any other : form or from any other court on the subject matter heretofore. It's in the spirit of this understanding that the 7 ; petitioner profounds these two questions, both with direct constitutional implications. . , . . (1). Whether, in fairness to judicial proceedings, can ‘ : racial bias infect a jury's deliberations and decisions an : with the slightest dubiety that _a discriminatory action : . tainted the outcome of a trial by way of the validity of . the jury verdict? — a oe oe ne It appears the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, has ; , interpreted important facts with federal law that calls for . ; 4 . an exercise of this Court's supervisory power. With that, : : the petitioner proceeds in presentment of his second | , question... oo ; a (2). Whether the form of expression from an appellate court in denial of a defendant's first appeal, which openly solidifies both prongs. of the Strickland Standard (performance : and prejudice), proving legal counsel of record provided _ substandard assistance, affirm the defendant's constitutional rights were violated by way of the Sixth Amendment? Lk