Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Conviction upheld
Influenced jury selection laws |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal case
No. 1, 1965 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
380 U.S. 202
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
Circuit_Court_of_Alabama Majority_ruled_against_Swain |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1965-06-14 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
1965-04-20
|
| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
State of Alabama
John_Swain |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Appealed from state court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Swain v. Alabama
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future cases on jury discrimination
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
Affirmed lower court's ruling Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court Supreme_Court_review Conviction_affirmed_by_the_Supreme_Court Justices_Douglas_and_Black Majority_opinion_written_by_Justice_Stewart |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Defense attorney
Equal protection under the law Affirmed the lower court's decision Established standards for jury selection Racial discrimination in jury selection Discrimination in jury selection Civil rights and jury discrimination Framework for evaluating jury selection practices Prejudice in jury selection Affirmed the conviction based on jury selection practices |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Examined racial bias in jury selection
Involved a black defendant and an all-white jury Relevant to discussions on race and justice Set precedent for future jury selection cases Case about racial discrimination in jury selection. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court upheld the conviction
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Batson_v._Kentucky
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Batson_v._Kentucky |
| gptkbp:significance |
Addressed the issue of jury selection and race
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