Supreme Court of the United States, 2003

Johnson v. California

Johnson v. California
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 1, 2003
540 U.S. 1045; 124 S. Ct. 817 (United States Reports)

Johnson v. California

Opinion

Sup. Ct. Cal. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether to establish a prima facie case under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986), the objector must show that it is more likely than not the other party’s peremptory challenges, if unexplained, were based on impermissible group bias?”

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