No. 21-1094
Jacques Jean Kabongo v. Michigan
Tags: appellate-review batson-challenge due-process equal-protection fair-trial jury-selection structural-error supreme-court-review
Latest Conference:
2022-04-14
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. WHETHER THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT APPLICATION OF BATSON WAS OBECTIVELY UNREASONABLE BY ACCEPTING CLEARLY ERRONEOUS FINDINGS AND DEFERRING TO TRIAL COURT SUBJECTIVE RULINGS THAT WERE UNTETHERED TO THE ACTUAL RECORD ?
II. WHETHER BAD FAITH APPLICATION OF BATSON THAT INFRINGES UPON THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN A FAIR TRIAL IS STRUCTURAL ERROR ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Michigan Supreme Court's application of Batson was objectively unreasonable
Docket Entries
2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2021-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2022)
Attorneys
Jacques Kabongo
Sheldon Halpern — Attorney at Law, Petitioner