Jonathan Eugene Brunson v. North Carolina
Whether the state trial courts' failure to address and dispose of the Tumey biased trial judges issue constituted an error of law and an abuse of discretion
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Non CAPDLINAS SuPERIOA CORT, CoveT oF APPEALE, AND SuPntmse CoveTS COLLECHVE Fairs To ADDRESS THe Tumet v. Omo, 273 US, 510 (6921) (Biase TRIAL TUPGS) iSSue ESTABLISHES THAT sveex Person CHARGED wiTh A CRIMS DOGS NOT HAVE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO AN IMPaAgTIAL TRialL Tv06% 1M THE STAT OF NORTH CARoUNA, NOTWIMStAND ING THe SvBSTMHAINVE AND PROCLEDVAAL DUE PROLESS REQVIREMsNTS OF THE FovaTEeATH AMENOMtNt MANDATE THOT SVT PERSON CiARGeO Witt A Chime Has AN ABSoLVvTe RIGHT to A Fae TRIAL BY An IMPRRAL vee AND UNPRETWICED TUAY, WHICH B&6S THE QUESTIONS OF 4 LT, wweriee oVse4 Peesod CHAgcen wit A CRIME 15 ENTITI“D TO HAVE THE TVMEN BiASEO TRIAL TunGs ISSVE ADDdASSSED AWO DisP0S*tO OF IN THE STATE TRiat Covet 7 and TL. Whernise THE State TRIAL CovATS FaiLuee To ADDRESS AND Dispos ® oF THe TUmeY BIASED Teac TVOGS ISSUE ConsTTVIED AN ereor oF LAW. AND TVS AN AbVSE OF DISCRETION 7 a LIST OF PART\ZS 1. ALL PAATZS APPeNA IN THE Carton OF THe CASS ON THE CONEA Paes, a. A PETTon vind 390,5.C. $ AIS4 Foe A weit oF HNBsAS ConPus BY A P2eSon IN STATE CUSTODY 1S CURRENTLY PENDING IN Tk UNITiO SMIZS Districfh COVAT, SASTEQN Distticl in CASE NO. 55 a3-HC-alsa-D, mo : aoa TTT (ii) S