Thaler v. Haynes

Holding

Without hearing oral argument, the Court summarily reversed a lower court decision that appeared to hold that a trial judge must find that a prosecutor dismissed a jury for a discriminatory (and therefore unconstitutional) reason, when the only justification the prosecutor can give for the dismissal was based on the demeanor of the juror, but the trial judge resolving the challenge to the dismissal did not personally observe the juror.

Judgment

Reversed and remanded, 9-0 on Feb 22, 2010.

Recommended Citation: Thaler v. Haynes, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/thaler-v-haynes/