STATE v. HENDERSON

No. 54488.

290 So.2d 908 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Ike GREEN v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 15, 1974.


Writ denied. The showing made does not warrant the exercise of this Court's supervisory jurisdiction.

BARHAM, J., dissents. I am of the opinion the relator has made factual allegations of disparity of blacks by population (30.7%) and blacks who were placed on petit jury venire (8.0%). The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that a showing of disparity "* * * * made out a prima facie case of the denial of equal protection which the Constitution...

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