Vasquez v. Hillery
1986 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vasquez v. Hillery, 474 U.S. 254 (1986), is a United States Supreme Court case, which held that a defendant's conviction must be reversed if members of their race were systematically excluded from the grand jury that indicted them, even if they were convicted following an otherwise fair trial.[1]
Quick Facts Vasquez v. Hillery, Argued October 15, 1985 Decided January 14, 1986 ...
Vasquez v. Hillery | |
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Argued October 15, 1985 Decided January 14, 1986 | |
Full case name | Daniel Vasquez, Warden, v. Booker T. Hillery, Jr. |
Citations | 474 U.S. 254 (more) 106 S. Ct. 617; 88 L. Ed. 2d 598 |
Case history | |
Prior | Writ of habeas corpus granted, Hillery v. Pulley, 563 F. Supp. 1228 (E.D. Cal. 1983); affirmed, 733 F.2d 644 (9th Cir. 1984); cert. granted, 470 U.S. 1026 (1985). |
Holding | |
A defendant's conviction must be reversed if members of his own race were systematically excluded from the grand jury that indicted him, even if he was convicted following an otherwise fair trial. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens; White (all but the sixth paragraph of Part III) |
Concurrence | O'Connor (in judgment) |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV; |
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