McMillan v. State

2 Analyses of this case by attorneys

  1. Capital Defense Weekly, November 15, 2010

    Capital Defense NewsletterNovember 14, 2010

    While every litigant knows that race is taken in account in jury selection, still no [North Carolina] appellate court has ever granted Batson relief." [via NC Crim Law Blog]Calvin McMillan v. State, 2010 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 106 (Ala Crim App 11/5/2010) "Defendant's capital-murder convictions were proper, in part because the investigator did not interrogate defendant until he had indicated that he understood his rights and chose to waive them. Thus, there was no constitutional violation of defendant's right to counsel and his statement was properly admitted.

  2. Capital Defense Weekly, November 8, 2010

    Capital Defense NewsletterNovember 7, 2010

    While every litigant knows that race is taken in account in jury selection, still no [North Carolina] appellate court has ever granted Batson relief." [via NC Crim Law Blog]Calvin McMillan v. State, 2010 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 106 (Ala Crim App 11/5/2010) "Defendant's capital-murder convictions were proper, in part because the investigator did not interrogate defendant until he had indicated that he understood his rights and chose to waive them. Thus, there was no constitutional violation of defendant's right to counsel and his statement was properly admitted.