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Griffith v. Kentucky

Griffith v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 1157 (1986)
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Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
June 2, 1986
Docket
No. 85-5221
Citations
476 U.S. 1157106 S. Ct. 227490 L. Ed. 2d 71754 U.S.L.W. 37931986 U.S. LEXIS 1520

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Sup. Ct. Ky. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari is granted limited to the following question: “In cases pending on direct appeal, should the holding in Batson v. Kentucky, ante, p. 79, be given retroactive effect?” Case is set for oral argument in tandem with No. 85-5731, Brown v. United States, immediately infra.

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  1. People v. Johnson504 N.E.2d 502 (Ill. App. Ct. 1986)
  2. Son H. Fleming v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center794 F.2d 1478 (11th Cir. 1986)
  3. United States v. Lowden David803 F.2d 1567 (11th Cir. 1986)
  4. United States v. Ralph H. Washington797 F.2d 1461 (9th Cir. 1986)
  5. United States ex rel. Kyles v. O'LEARY642 F. Supp. 222 (N.D. Ill. 1986)
  6. United States v. Cox23 M.J. 808 (1986)

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  1. Tinsley v. State507 So. 2d 1004 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987)
  2. State v. Pierre501 So. 2d 906 (La. Ct. App. 1987)
  3. United States v. Cox23 M.J. 808 (1986)
  4. United States v. Lowden David803 F.2d 1567 (11th Cir. 1986)
  5. People v. Johnson504 N.E.2d 502 (Ill. App. Ct. 1986)
  6. United States v. Ralph H. Washington797 F.2d 1461 (9th Cir. 1986)

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