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Jacques Jean Kabongo v. Michigan

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Michigan, No. 159346 · judgment May 20, 2021

Certiorari denied · April 18, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. WHETHER THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT APPLICATION OF BATSON WAS OBECTIVELY UNREASONABLE BY ACCEPTING CLEARLY ERRONEOUS FINDINGS AND DEFERRING TO TRIAL COURT SUBJECTIVE RULINGS THAT WERE UNTETHERED TO THE ACTUAL RECORD? II. WHETHER BAD FAITH APPLICATION OF BATSON THAT INFRINGES UPON THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN A FAIR TRIAL IS STRUCTURAL ERROR?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sheldon Halpern
Attorney at Law

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, April 18, 2022 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 18 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 23 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
  3. Oct 12 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2022)
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