Hobby v. United States
Decided July 2, 1984. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 82-2140 · 468 U.S. 339 (1984) · Cited 159 times
Holding
Assuming that discrimination entered into the selection of grand jury foremen, such discrimination does not warrant reversal of petitioner's conviction and dismissal of the indictment against him.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
- Peters v. Kiff · 407 U.S. 493 (1972)
- Ballard v. United States · 329 U.S. 187 (1946)
- Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
- Frisbie v. United States · 157 U.S. 160 (1895)
- United States v. Ventresca · 380 U.S. 102 (1965)
- United States v. Calandra · 414 U.S. 338 (1974)
- In Re Murchison. · 349 U.S. 133 (1955)
- Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
- McNabb v. United States · 318 U.S. 332 (1943)
- United States v. Hasting · 461 U.S. 499 (1983)
- Castaneda v. Partida · 430 U.S. 482 (1977)
- Hernandez v. Texas · 347 U.S. 475 (1954)
- Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Campbell v. Louisiana · 523 U.S. 392 (1998)
- Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
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