Griffith v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 1157

Sup. Ct. Ky. Motion of ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari is granted ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍limited to the following question: “In cases pending on ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍direct appeal, should the holding in Batson v. Kentucky, ante, p. 79, be ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍given retroactive effect?” Case is set for oral argument in ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍tandem with No. 85-5731, Brown v. United States, immediately infra.

Case Details

Case Name: Griffith v. Kentucky

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jun 2, 1986

Citations: 476 U.S. 1157; 106 S. Ct. 2274; 90 L. Ed. 2d 717; 54 U.S.L.W. 3793; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1520; No. 85-5221

Docket Number: No. 85-5221

Court Abbreviation: U.S.