Supreme Court of the United States
Rivera v. Illinois
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- Opinion
- Filed
- March 31, 2009
- Case
- Rivera v. Illinois
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. This case concerns the consequences of a state trial court’s erroneous denial of a defendant’s peremptory challenge to the seating of a juror in a criminal case. If all seated jurors *152 are qualified and unbiased, does the Due…
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