Litigants: | Amadeo v. Zant |
Decidedate: | May 31 |
Decideyear: | 1988 |
Fullname: | Amadeo v. Zant |
Usvol: | 486 |
Uspage: | 214 |
Holding: | A convicted person may use habeas corpus to challenge their conviction if they later learn that the prosecution racially discriminated in jury selection. |
Majority: | Marshall |
Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Amadeo v. Zant, 486 U.S. 214 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a convicted person may use habeas corpus to challenge their conviction if they later learn that the prosecution racially discriminated in jury selection.[1]