Fair Cross-Section Requirement

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• Weekley v. Jones
  927 F.2d 382· 8th Cir.· 1991-03-04
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting an extension for the notice of appeal, but reversed and remanded for further consideration of the jury selection and ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
• Willis v. Kemp
  838 F.2d 1510· 11th Cir.· 1988-02-12
  The court affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief, finding that young adults do not constitute a cognizable group for Sixth Amendment fair cross-section claims and that the prosecutor's use of peremptory challenges did not violate the Equal Protection Clause under Swain.
• United States v. Cecil
  836 F.2d 1431· 4th Cir.· 1988-02-05
  The court held that the district court abused its discretion by denying cross-examination of a key witness regarding a prior insanity plea, and that the jury selection process violated the fair-cross-section requirement.
• United States v. Jones
  676 F. Supp. 238· M.D. Fla.· 1987-11-30
  The court held that the defendant's contentions regarding grand jury composition and procedure lacked merit, and therefore denied her motion to dismiss the indictment.
• Atwell v. Blackburn
  800 F.2d 502· 5th Cir.· 1986-09-26
  The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a constitutional violation regarding the grand jury's fair cross-section or due process claims, affirming the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
• Christian v. State OF Me.
  404 F.2d 205· 1st Cir.· 1968-12-06
  A jury venire's mere unrepresentativeness does not violate constitutional standards; a showing of discriminatory selection is required.