Vasquez v. Hillery
| Vasquez v. Hillery | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 15, 1985 Decided January 14, 1986 | |
| Full case name | Daniel Vasquez, Warden, v. Booker T. Hillery, Jr. |
| Citations | 474 U.S. 254 (more) 106 S. Ct. 617; 88 L. Ed. 2d 598 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Writ of habeas corpus granted, Hillery v. Pulley, 563 F. Supp. 1228 (E.D. Cal. 1983); affirmed, 733 F.2d 644 (9th Cir. 1984); cert. granted, 470 U.S. 1026 (1985). |
| Holding | |
| A defendant's conviction must be reversed if members of his own race were systematically excluded from the grand jury that indicted him, even if he was convicted following an otherwise fair trial. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens; White (all but the sixth paragraph of Part III) |
| Concurrence | O'Connor (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Powell, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV; | |
Vasquez v. Hillery, 474 U.S. 254 (1986), is a United States Supreme Court case, which held that a defendant's conviction must be reversed if members of their race were systematically excluded from the grand jury that indicted them, even if they were convicted following an otherwise fair trial.