Amadeo v. Zant

Amadeo v. Zant
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1988
Full case nameAmadeo v. Zant
Citations486 U.S. 214 (more)
Holding
A convicted person may use habeas corpus to challenge their conviction if they later learn that the prosecution racially discriminated in jury selection.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Case opinion
MajorityMarshall, joined by unanimous

Amadeo v. Zant, 486 U.S. 214 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a convicted person may use habeas corpus to challenge their conviction if they later learn that the prosecution racially discriminated in jury selection.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Amadeo v. Zant, 486 U.S. 214 (1988)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Habeas Corpus". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 223.
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