Campbell v. Louisiana, No. 96-1584 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 392; 118 S.Ct. 1419) (April 21, 1998) (Justice Kennedy)
In this case, the petitioner Campbell was indicted for second-degree murder in Louisiana. He attacked his indictment on the ground that since 1976, not a single African-American had ever served as a foreperson of the grand jury. However, the Supreme Court found his claim to be broader and was also ...
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