Supreme Court of the United States

Griffith v. Kentucky

106 S. Ct. 2274 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1520 · 476 U.S. 1157 · 54 U.S.L.W. 3793

June 2, 1986 · Docket No. 85-5221

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Opinion

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.