UNITED STATES v. CROSS

No. 81-7783.

708 F.2d 631 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Howard CROSS, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mervyn Hamburg, Appellate Section, Crim. Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Duard R. McDonald, Marietta, Ga., for defendant-appellant, Cross, Sr.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and COLEMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents this Court with an opportunity to examine the issues involved in the evaluation of claims of race and sex discrimination in the selection of federal grand jury forepersons by United States District Judges. The government invites us to accept the district court's conclusion in this case that the office of federal grand jury foreperson is constitutionally insignificant and therefore that allegations of discrimination in the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases