No. 23-5023
Tags: civil-rights criminal-trial due-process equal-protection fair-trial impartial-jury jury-selection petit-venire racial-discrimination
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2023-09-26
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Louisiana deprived Mr. Thomas of his right to an impartial jury trial before his peers
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Whether Louisiana deprived Mr. Thomas of his right to an impartial jury trial before his peers through a petit venire selection process that effectively excluded African American participation not withstanding the fact that African American comprise 30% of the parish’s population. ii
Docket Entries
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-25
Electronic record received from the Assumption Parish Clerk (Louisiana).
2023-08-24
Electronic record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
2023-08-23
Record Requested.
2023-08-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-31
Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
2023-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 2, 2023)
Attorneys
Kirby Thomas
Andre Robert Belanger — Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger, Petitioner
Andre Robert Belanger — Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger, Petitioner
State of Louisiana
Donald David Candell — Suite B, Respondent
Donald David Candell — Suite B, Respondent