Commonwealth v. Henderson
| Docket Number | SJC-11702 |
| Decision Date | 30 November 2020 |
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13 cases
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Commonwealth v. Huang
...afforded to peremptory challenges" (quotations omitted).16 Carter, supra at 196, 172 N.E.3d 367, quoting Commonwealth v. Henderson, 486 Mass. 296, 311, 157 N.E.3d 1277 (2020). "The issue here is whether the judge abused her discretion by concluding that the defendant[ ] had not made a prima......
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Commonwealth v. Carter
...impropriety’ sufficient to ‘overcome[ ] the presumption of regularity afforded to peremptory challenges.’ " Commonwealth v. Henderson, 486 Mass. 296, 311, 157 N.E.3d 1277 (2020), quoting Commonwealth v. Robertson, 480 Mass. 383, 390-391, 105 N.E.3d 253 (2018). A single challenge can be suff......
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Commonwealth v. Grier
...protected group as the defendant or the victim’; and (6) ‘the composition of the jurors already seated.’ " Commonwealth v. Henderson, 486 Mass. 296, 311-312, 157 N.E.3d 1277 (2020), quoting Jones, 477 Mass. at 322, 77 N.E.3d 278. Among these factors, "the number and percentage of group memb......
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Commonwealth v. Carter
...members of the same protected group as the defendant or the victim'; and (6) 'the composition of the jurors already seated.'" Henderson, 486 Mass. at 311-312, Jones, 477 Mass. at 322. We review the judge's decisions on the peremptory challenges for an abuse of discretion. Ortega, 480 Mass. ......
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Will Striking Peremptory Challenges Remove Bias in Juries?
...90 L. Ed. 2d 69 (Apr. 30, 1986). Commonwealth v. Carter , No. SJC-11517 (Mass. Aug. 16, 2021). Commonwealth v. Henderson , No. SJC-11702 486 Mass. 296 Nov. 30, 2020. Commonwealth v. Robertson , SJC-11933 480 Mass. 383 (2018). Commonwealth v. Smith , 450 Mass. 395 (Jan. 11, 2008). Commonweal......