No. 25A1147

United States v. Glenn Arthur Smith, Jr.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2026-04-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review batson-challenge jury-selection peremptory-strikes pretext-analysis racial-discrimination
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial court's failure to sua sponte consider contextual factors suggesting pretext during the third step of a Batson inquiry, when the defendant did not raise those factors during jury selection, constitutes reversible error requiring vacation of conviction and remand for new trial

Docket Entries

2026-04-16
Application (25A1147) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 29, 2026 to May 29, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner