CARTER V. JURY COMMISSION 396 U.S. 320 (1970) CASE BRIEF

CARTER V. JURY COMMISSION
396 U.S. 320 (1970)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This is an appeal from the refusal to strike down a statute.
FACTS: Carter (P) et al. commenced an action against officials charged with the administration of the State's jury selection laws (D). P claimed that Negroes were systematically excluded from jury selection, and gave overwhelming evidence to support their claim. The District Court found that there was an invalid exclusion of Negroes on a racially discriminatory basis, but declined to overturn the Alabama statute.

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