183 Cited authorities

Miller-El v. Cockrell
537 U.S. 322 (2003) Cited 48,538 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc.
530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,090 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"
Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (1979) Cited 77,659 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,246 times 61 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,494 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Miller-El v. Dretke
545 U.S. 231 (2005) Cited 2,700 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prosecutor “would have cleared up any misunderstanding by asking further questions” if he truly considered a race-neutral characteristic grounds for a peremptory strike
Sullivan v. Louisiana
508 U.S. 275 (1993) Cited 3,283 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "
Hewitt v. Helms
459 U.S. 460 (1983) Cited 5,175 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an inmate being considered for transfer to administrative segregation is entitled to "some notice of the charges against him and an opportunity to present his views to the prison official charged with deciding whether to transfer him to administrative segregation"
Gregg v. Georgia
428 U.S. 153 (1976) Cited 6,627 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that "accurate sentencing information is an indispensable prerequisite to a reasoned determination of whether a defendant shall live or die"
United States v. Young
470 U.S. 1 (1985) Cited 4,009 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prosecutor's improper remarks did not rise to the level of a plainly erroneous due-process violation because they did not "undermine the fairness of the trial and contribute to a miscarriage of justice error"
Section 190.3 - Death penalty for defendant found guilty of first degree murder with special circumstance
Cal. Pen. Code § 190.3 Cited 821 times 6 Legal Analyses
Providing that, "[i]n determining the penalty, the trier of fact shall take into account" any relevant listed factors

PEOPLE v. REED

183 Cited authorities

Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination

Holding that, since the 58-year-old plaintiff was fired by his 60-year-old employer, there was an inference that "age discrimination was not the motive"

Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"

Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes

Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"

Holding that a prosecutor “would have cleared up any misunderstanding by asking further questions” if he truly considered a race-neutral characteristic grounds for a peremptory strike

Holding that a constitutionally deficient reasonable doubt instruction constitutes structural error as the deprivation of the right to trial by jury has "necessarily unquantifiable and indeterminate" consequences and "unquestionably qualifies as ‘structural error’ "

Holding that an inmate being considered for transfer to administrative segregation is entitled to "some notice of the charges against him and an opportunity to present his views to the prison official charged with deciding whether to transfer him to administrative segregation"

Holding that "accurate sentencing information is an indispensable prerequisite to a reasoned determination of whether a defendant shall live or die"

Holding that a prosecutor's improper remarks did not rise to the level of a plainly erroneous due-process violation because they did not "undermine the fairness of the trial and contribute to a miscarriage of justice error"

Providing that, "[i]n determining the penalty, the trier of fact shall take into account" any relevant listed factors