United States v. Abel Martinez-Salazar
Decided January 19, 2000. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 98-1255 · 528 U.S. 304 (2000) · Cited 746 times
Holding
A defendant’s exercise of peremptory challenges pursuant to Rule 24 is not denied or impaired when the defendant chooses to use such a challenge to remove a juror who should have been excused for cause.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- David Hackett Souter · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Ross v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 81 (1988)
- Swain v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 202 (1965)
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. · 511 U.S. 127 (1994)
- Stilson v. United States · 250 U.S. 583 (1919)
- Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
- Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
- Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. · 500 U.S. 614 (1991)
- Georgia v. McCollum · 505 U.S. 42 (1992)
- Parker v. Gladden · 385 U.S. 363 (1966)
- Bessette v. W. B. Conkey Co. · 194 U.S. 324 (1904)
- Frazier v. United States · 335 U.S. 497 (1948)
- St. Clair v. United States · 154 U.S. 134 (1894)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Rivera v. Illinois · 556 U.S. 148 (2009)
- Currier v. Virginia · 585 U.S. 493 (2018)
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