State ex rel. Jones v. Butler

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State ex rel. Jones v. Butler, 547 So. 2d 730 (La. 1989)
1989 La. LEXIS 1944; 1989 WL 100024

State ex rel. Jones v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

In re Jones, Andrew Lee; —Plaintiff(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writ; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. “J”, No. 2-84-743.

Granted. The execution is stayed. The case is remanded to the district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing and rule on the claim that the state exercised jury challenges in a racially discriminatory manner contrary to the principles mandated by the United States Supreme Court in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE ex rel. Andrew Lee JONES v. Robert H. BUTLER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published