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
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- 1 case
- Status
- Published