vasquez hillery argued october decided january california grand jury indicted respondent murder trial california superior judge refused quash indictment alleged ground issued grand jury blacks systematically excluded respondent subsequently convicted murder unsuccessfully pursuing appeals collateral relief state courts next years respondent filed habeas corpus petition federal district raising equal protection challenge grand jury indicted district upheld challenge appeals affirmed held respondent obligation exhaust state remedies seeking collateral relief federal circumvented fact district pursuant valid exercise power expand record directed parties present supplemental evidence consisting affidavits computer analysis assessing mathematical possibility chance accident accounted exclusion blacks grand jury evidence fundamentally alter claim already considered state courts pp longstanding rule requiring reversal conviction defendant indicted grand jury members race systematically excluded abandoned case theory discrimination grand jury amounted harmless error respondent conviction fair trial purged taint attributable grand jury process intentional discrimination selection grand jurors grave constitutional trespass possible color state authority wholly within state power prevent even grand jury determination probable cause believe defendant committed crime confirmed hindsight conviction indicted offense confirmation suggest discrimination impermissibly infect framing indictment consequently nature existence proceedings come conviction void equal protection clause prosecutor deliberately charged defendant account race conviction understood cure taint attributable grand jury selected basis race pp sound jurisprudence counsels adoption rule whereby grant federal habeas corpus relief state prisoner conditioned upon passage time conviction filing federal habeas corpus petition depending upon state ability obtain second conviction pp decision case supported compelled stare decisis doctrine means ensures law merely change erratically develop principled intelligible fashion pp marshall delivered opinion brennan blackmun stevens joined sixth paragraph part iii white joined filed opinion concurring judgment post powell filed dissenting opinion burger rehnquist joined post william george prahl supervising deputy attorney general california argued cause petitioner brief john van de kamp attorney general clifford earl tedmon appointment argued cause filed brief respondent julius levonne chambers steven winter anthony amsterdam filed brief naacp legal defense educational fund amicus curiae urging affirmance justice marshall delivered opinion warden san quentin state prison asks retire doctrine equal protection jurisprudence first announced time come urges us abandon rule requiring reversal conviction defendant indicted grand jury members race systematically excluded grand jury kings county california indicted respondent booker hillery brutal murder trial superior respondent moved quash indictment ground issued grand jury blacks systematically excluded hearing respondent motion held judge meredith wingrove sole superior judge county personally selected grand juries including one indicted respondent previous seven years absolving discriminatory intent judge wingrove refused quash indictment respondent subsequently convicted murder next years respondent pursued appeals collateral relief state courts raising every opportunity equal protection challenge grand jury indicted less one month california foreclosed final avenue state relief respondent filed petition writ habeas corpus federal raising challenge district concluded respondent established discrimination grand jury granted writ see hillery pulley supp ed cal appeals affirmed granted certiorari ii threshold matter turn petitioner contention respondent circumvented obligation exhaust state remedies seeking collateral relief federal exhaustion issue genesis case federal district judge saw need supplement clarify record presented review record doc upon authority rule judge directed state provide figures demonstrating portion black population kings county eligible grand jury service record doc also directed parties present views regarding application statistical probability analysis facts case assist focus ing likelihood chance accident alone account exclusion group grand jury service ibid petitioner objects submissions made response judge order drastically altered respondent claim rendered unsuitable federal habeas review without prior consideration state courts brief petitioner exhaustion doctrine seeks afford state courts meaningful opportunity consider allegations legal error without interference federal judiciary rose lundy standards established state prisoner may initiate federal habeas petition nly state courts first opportunity hear claim sought vindicated picard connor follows course federal claim fairly presented state courts exhaustion requirement satisfied see also humphrey cady never held presentation additional facts district pursuant directions evades exhaustion requirement prisoner presented substance claim state courts see picard supra rule permits federal district habeas proceeding expand existing record include without limitation documents exhibits answers oath directed written interrogatories propounded judge affidavits may submitted considered part record case district sought clarify relevant facts endeavor wholly consistent rule purpose writ see townsend sain sole question whether valid exercise power expand record effect undermining policies exhaustion requirement several affidavits challenged new evidence supported respondent allegations black ever served grand jury kings county qualified blacks county available serve pressed pretrial motion quash superior app throughout state proceedings california found total absence blacks grand jury history kings county undisputed fact people hillery cal cert denied fact entitled therefore presumption correctness federal review summer mata see hillery pulley supp ed cal california also discussed judge wingrove consideration blacks qualifications found blacks served petit jurors cal minimum eligibility requirements substantially grand jurors see mar california grand jury vestige aristocracy pac consequently additional affidavits introduced claim upon state courts passed remaining new evidence attack computer analysis submitted response district request assessed mathematical probability chance accident accounted exclusion blacks kings county grand jury years issue petitioner us conclude sophisticated computer techniques rendered respondent claim wholly different animal brief petitioner statistical estimates however added nothing case considered intrinsic consideration grand jury discrimination claim early rejected contention absence blacks grand jury insufficient support inference discrimination summarily asserting chance accident hardly accounted continuous omission negroes grand jury lists long period sixteen years hill texas proposition derived solely basis judicial intuition precisely respondent sought establish methods considered somewhat reliable recently reviewing habeas corpus proceeding independently applied general statistical principles evidence record order assess role chance exclusion grand jury texas castaneda partida form indeed triumph substance allow question exhaustion turn whether federal judge relied educated conjecture sought sophisticated interpretative aid accomplish objective emphasize district request information evidently motivated responsible concern provide meaningful federal review constitutional claims writ habeas corpus contemplated throughout history see townsend sain supra respondent initially submitted evidence considered state subsequently complied request furnishing materials broader necessary meet needs accordingly circumstances present occasion consider case prisoner attempted expedite federal review deliberately withholding essential facts state courts hold merely supplemental evidence presented respondent fundamentally alter legal claim already considered state courts therefore require respondent remitted state consideration evidence iii merits petitioner urges find discrimination grand jury amounted harmless error case claiming evidence respondent overwhelming discrimination longer infects selection grand juries kings county respondent conviction fair trial told purged taint attributable indictment process acceptance theory require abandonment century consistent precedent reversed state conviction ground indictment charging offense issued grand jury blacks excluded reasoned deliberate exclusion blacks practically brand upon affixed law assertion inferiority stimulant race prejudice impediment securing individuals race equal justice law aims secure others strauder west virginia thereafter repeatedly rejected arguments conviction may stand despite racial discrimination selection grand jury see neal delaware bush kentucky gibson mississippi carter texas rogers alabama pierre louisiana smith texas hill texas supra cassell texas reece georgia eubanks louisiana arnold north carolina alexander louisiana six years ago explicitly addressed question whether unbroken line case law reconsidered favor standard determined rose mitchell reaffirmed conviction discrimination basis race selection grand jurors strikes fundamental values judicial system society whole criminal defendant right equal protection laws denied indicted grand jury members racial group purposefully excluded petitioner argues requiring state retry defendant sometimes years later imposes unduly harsh penalty constitutional defect bearing relation fundamental fairness trial yet intentional discrimination selection grand jurors grave constitutional trespass possible color state authority wholly within power state prevent thus remedy embraced century effective remedy violation disproportionate evil seeks deter grand jury discrimination becomes thing past conviction ever lost account persuaded discrimination grand jury effect fairness criminal trials result grand jury actions grand jury determine probable cause exists believe defendant committed crime hands grand jury lies power charge greater offense lesser offense numerous counts single count perhaps significant capital offense noncapital offense basis facts moreover grand jury bound indict every case conviction obtained ciambrone friendly dissenting thus even grand jury determination probable cause confirmed hindsight conviction indicted offense confirmation way suggests discrimination impermissibly infect framing indictment consequently nature existence proceedings come constitutional error calls question objectivity charged bringing defendant judgment reviewing neither indulge presumption regularity evaluate resulting harm accordingly trial judge discovered basis rendering biased judgment actual motivations hidden review must presume process impaired see tumey ohio reversal required judge financial interest conviction despite lack indication bias influenced decisions similarly petit jury selected upon improper criteria exposed prejudicial publicity required reversal conviction effect violation ascertained see davis georgia per curiam sheppard maxwell like fundamental flaws never thought harmless discrimination grand jury undermines structural integrity criminal tribunal amenable review conviction void equal protection clause prosecutor deliberately charged defendant account race see batchelder conviction understood cure taint attributable charging body selected basis race found discrimination selection grand jury simply know need indict assessed way grand jury properly constituted overriding imperative eliminate systemic flaw charging process well difficulty assessing effect given defendant requires continued adherence rule mandatory reversal opinion mitchell ably presented justifications based necessity vindicating fourteenth amendment rights supporting policy automatic reversal cases grand jury discrimination analysis persuasively demonstrated justifications retain validity modern times years close war nearly years strauder racial forms discrimination still remain fact life administration justice society whole six years since mitchell given us reason doubt continuing truth observation iv dissent propounds theory advanced party condition grant relief upon passage time conviction filing petition federal habeas corpus depending upon ability state obtain second conviction sound jurisprudence counsels adoption approach habeas corpus claims habeas corpus rules permit state move dismissal habeas petition prejudiced ability respond petition delay filing rule indeed petitioner filed motion case denied district found prejudicial delay caused respondent hillery sumner supp ed cal congress seen fit however provide state additional defense habeas corpus petitions based difficulties face forced retry defendant judicial conference advisory committee criminal rules drafted proposed amendment rule permit dismissal habeas corpus petition upon demonstration state prejudiced either defending prisoner federal claim bringing prisoner trial federal claim prove meritorious proposal adopted despite many attempts recent years congress yet create statute limitations federal habeas corpus actions see yackle postconviction remedies supp describing relevant bills introduced past several congresses lightly create new judicial rule guise constitutional interpretation achieve end today decision supported though compelled important doctrine stare decisis means ensure law merely change erratically develop principled intelligible fashion doctrine permits society presume bedrock principles founded law rather proclivities individuals thereby contributes integrity constitutional system government appearance fact stare decisis inexorable command careful observer discern detours straight path stare decisis past occurred articulable reasons felt obliged bring opinions agreement experience facts newly ascertained burnet coronado oil gas brandeis dissenting history impose rigid formula constrain disposition cases rather lesson every successful proponent overruling precedent borne heavy burden persuading changes society law dictate values served stare decisis yield favor greater objective case grand jury discrimination offered reason believe metamorphosis rendered long commitment rule reversal outdated unworkable otherwise legitimately vulnerable serious reconsideration contrary need rule compelling today inception judgment appeals accordingly affirmed ordered footnotes see people hillery cal rptr affirming conviction rejecting discrimination claim people hillery cal rehearing rejecting discrimination claim reversing sentence cert denied people hillery cal remand affirming sentence cert denied hillery cal original petition habeas corpus reversing sentence people hillery cal remand reducing sentence hillery crim cal affirming denial state habeas corpus statistical expert concluded grand juries selected kings county chosen chance probability black selected million although state made attempt rebut testimony district questioned reliability expert analysis performed analysis data ultimately accepted expert conclusions period judge wingrove tenure yielded probability phenomenon attributable chance dissent attempts lessen precedential weight mitchell characterizing advisory opinion post part ii mitchell three justices reaffirmed principle grand jury discrimination requires reversal conviction cases parts iii iv concluded prisoner failed make prima facie case discrimination two additional justices explicitly joined part ii dissented judgment believed discrimination established conviction must therefore reversed white joined stevens dissenting dissent offers citation gregg georgia opinion stewart powell stevens jj support unprecedented argument statement legal opinion joined five justices carry force law cited passage however refers manner one may discern single holding cases opinion issue question garnered support majority discussion inapplicable part ii mitchell five justices expressly subscribed pointed rose mitchell alternative remedies ineffectual federal law provides criminal prohibition discrimination selection grand jurors according statistics compiled administrative office courts section basis single prosecution past nine years respect prior years precise information available unable find evidence prosecution conviction statute last century putative remedy grand jury discrimination theory allows redress blacks excluded grand jury service see carter jury greene county suits also extremely rare undoubtedly potential plaintiffs eligible blacks called grand jury service often without knowledge discriminatory practices without incentive launch costly legal battles stop justice white join foregoing paragraph justice concurring judgment long held upon proof systematic exclusion blacks grand jury issuing indictment admittedly costly remedy reversal conviction thereafter obtained fair trial necessary order eradicate deter discrimination rose mitchell however squarely address question whether given availability remedy direct review also necessary make remedy available petitioner seeks renew claim discriminatory exclusion federal habeas corpus review see powell concurring judgment share view expressed justice powell rose petitioner afforded state courts full fair opportunity litigate claim blacks discriminatorily excluded grand jury issued indictment foreclosed relitigating claim federal habeas incremental value continued challenges may rooting deterring discrimination outweighed unique considerations apply habeas writ invoked history purposes writ well weighty finality interests considerations federalism counsel permitting petitioner renew habeas challenge undermine justness trial conviction incarceration see case district held respondent given full fair hearing discriminatory exclusion claim state see hillery pulley supp ed cal holding altered appeal challenged petitioner respondent claim therefore cognizable federal habeas proceedings convinced sufficiently compelling case made reversing precedents respect remedy applicable properly cognizable claims discriminatory exclusion grand jurors concur judgment justice powell chief justice justice rehnquist join dissenting respondent black man indicted grand jury black members stabbing murder girl petit jury found respondent guilty charge beyond reasonable doubt trial fairness unchallenged years later asked grant respondent petition writ habeas corpus thereby require new trial still feasible ground blacks purposefully excluded grand jury indicted undisputed race discrimination long since disappeared grand jury selection process kings county california undisputed grand jury perfectly represented kings county population time respondent indictment contained one black member yet holds respondent petition must granted respondent must freed unless state able reconvict two decades murder led incarceration difficult reconcile result rational system justice nevertheless finds decision compelled century precedent interests respondent society ending race discrimination selection grand juries dissent two reasons first view error selection grand jury indicted respondent constitutionally harmless second even assuming rule apply reversal respondent conviction inappropriate remedy wrong prompts case concludes rule apply claims grand jury discrimination ante conclusion said follow line cases going back years ante view follows misapplication doctrine stare decisis adhering precedent usually wise policy matters important applicable rule law settled settled right burnet coronado oil gas brandeis dissenting accordingly departure doctrine stare decisis demands special justification arizona rumsey garcia san antonio metropolitan transit authority powell dissenting nevertheless governing decisions badly reasoned conflict recent authority never felt constrained follow precedent smith allwright instead particularly constitutional issues involved shown readiness correct errors even though long standing barnett case misapplies stare decisis relies decisions concerning grand jury discrimination precedent including important cases recent vintage cited control case cases hold clearly imply conviction reversed constitutional error error affect outcome prosecution chapman california held trial judge improper comment defendant failure testify clear violation fifth fourteenth amendments proper basis reversal harmless since chapman consistently made clear duty reviewing consider trial record whole ignore errors harmless including constitutional violations hasting rule applied variety constitutional violations see harrington california use confession violation confrontation clause coleman alabama denial counsel preliminary hearing milton wainwright use confession obtained violation right counsel gerstein pugh illegal arrest doctrines reflect principle defendant claiming ineffective assistance counsel must show counsel incompetence caused actual prejudice strickland washington even though counsel made errors serious functioning counsel guaranteed sixth amendment ibid similarly defendant barred procedural default asserting constitutional claim direct appeal raise claim habeas corpus without showing error actually prejudiced frady see also wainwright sykes rose mitchell contended principle cases inapplicable grand jury discrimination claims grand jury discrimination destroys appearance justice thereby casts doubt integrity judicial process every constitutional error may said raise questions appearance justice integrity judicial process nevertheless cases cited show required showing actual prejudice defendant prerequisite reversal even constitutional error directly affects fairness defendant trial compare strickland washington supra requiring prejudice ineffective assistance counsel claims gideon wainwright emphasizing importance right counsel ensure fair trial grand jury discrimination serious violation constitutional order also deprivations rights guaranteed fourth fifth sixth fourteenth amendments applied analysis analogous prejudice requirement moreover grand jury discrimination occurs prior trial asserted constitutional violations cases occurred trial adequately explain grand jury discrimination affects integrity judicial process greater extent deprivation equally vital constitutional rights exempt prejudice requirement constitutional errors years ago typically prescient opinion justice jackson called explanation cassell texas jackson dissenting none forthcoming rose mitchell supra stewart concurring judgment since cases cited show firmly established principle error affect outcome prosecution justify reversing otherwise valid conviction proposition decisions last two decades reinforced flatly inconsistent result reached today failure reconcile conflict violates doctrine stare decisis dissent decision reason alone reasoning chapman progeny accords rational system justice one fully preserves constitutional rights recognizes every violation undermines fairness given conviction case grand jury error affect fairness respondent trial otherwise injure respondent cognizable way infra therefore reverse appeals ii even assuming principles inapplicable case unjustifiably extends century precedent relies decisions require reversal conviction ground preceded indictment issued discriminatorily selected grand jury purposes automatic reversal rule require otherwise one questions race discrimination grand jury selection violates equal protection clause fourteenth amendment rose mitchell stewart concurring judgment white dissenting issue case whether state erred done question whether reversal respondent conviction either compelled constitution appropriate constitutionally required remedy racial discrimination selection grand jurors see bush lucas davis passman bivens six unknown federal narcotics agents harlan concurring judgment constitution compel rule automatic reversal applies today hobby acknowledged discriminatory selection grand jury foremen violated constitution concluded reversing petitioner conviction inappropriate remedy violation since grand jury foremen play minor part federal prosecutions see also oregon elstad suppression evidence obtained violation miranda arizona constitutionally compelled leon suppression evidence obtained violation fourth amendment constitutionally compelled stone powell see generally monaghan foreword constitutional common law harv rev rationale hobby squared claim discriminatory selection body charged defendant compels reversal defendant conviction rather necessary determine whether reversal respondent conviction appropriate remedy exclusion blacks grand juries kings county california hobby supra see rose mitchell supra weighing costs benefits awarding relief petitioners claiming grand jury discrimination cf merrill common law powers federal courts chi rev arguing judicially created remedies appropriate necessary order preserve specifically intended federal right determination depends utility remedy either correcting injustice respondent deterring unconstitutional conduct state officials ii remedy costs society leon supra stone powell supra scope remedy depends part nature degree harm caused wrong perceives two kinds harm flowing grand jury discrimination harm respondent interest charged convicted race harm society interest deterring racial discrimination consider turn asserted interests degree served case automatic reversal rule contend discriminatory selection grand jury indicted respondent calls question correctness decision indict contention withstand analysis following indictment murder respondent convicted charge trial jury whose fairness challenged conviction affirmed direct appeal establishes grand jury decision indict indisputably correct rose mitchell supra stewart concurring judgment cassell texas jackson dissenting justice jackson expressed point best hardly lies mouth defendant fairly chosen trial jury found guilty beyond reasonable doubt say indictment attributable prejudice case trial judge heard prosecution evidence ruled sufficient warrant conviction appellate courts held question us moreover jury admittedly chosen without racial discrimination heard prosecution defendant evidence held guilt beyond reasonable doubt proved finding affirmed appeal circumstances frivolous contend grand jury however constituted done duty way indict cassell texas supra dissenting reasoning ignores established principles equal protection jurisprudence consistently declined find violation equal protection clause absent finding intentional discrimination arlington heights metropolitan housing development washington davis showing case indeed respondent even allege kings county grand jury indicted respondent race grand jury declined indict white suspects fact similarly strong evidence sensible assume impermissible discrimination might occurred simply grand jury black members never suggested racial composition grand jury gives rise inference indictments racially motivated suggested suspect arrested policeman different race may challenge subsequent conviction basis holds relief justified part bare potential unsupported evidence grand jury charged respondent race justification square previous decisions area time fails explain outcome case castaneda partida example ordered new trial hispanic petitioner indicted grand jury half whose members hispanic whatever value result might justified ground grand jury indicted petitioner race case due small number blacks kings county random selection system well resulted grand jury identical one indicted respondent perfectly representative grand jury one whose composition reflected county racial mix contained one black member neither outcome justified inference respondent charged race see akins texas inference racial bias decision indict placed one side must precedents impossible conclude discriminatory selection kings county grand jurors caused respondent suffer cognizable injury may theoretical possibility different grand jury might decided indict indict less serious charge fact remains however grand jury decision indict correct matter law given respondent subsequent unchallenged conviction defendant right grand jury errs favor interest bound trial absence evidence guilt see costello burton concurring based impermissible factors race see oyler boles allegation rights violated case decision therefore justified means redressing wrong respondent respondent suffered prejudice grand jury discrimination prompted claim remedy must stand fall utility deterrent government officials seek exclude particular groups grand juries weighed cost remedy imposes society see leon properly emphasizes grand jury discrimination grave constitutional trespass ante leaps observation conclusion matter claim raised appropriate response reverse conviction one indicted discriminatorily selected body conclusion erroneously suggests compelled precedent equally important seriously disserves public interest cases relies involved relatively brief lapses time defendant trial granting relief fact unsurprising since recently determined claims grand jury discrimination may raised federal habeas corpus proceedings see rose mitchell prior grand jury discrimination cases arose direct appeal conviction cases time defendant indictment decision six years less today twice granted relief habeas corpus petitioners alleging grand jury discrimination cases involved delays comparable delay reflected cases arose direct appeal see castaneda partida decision announced five years indictment peters kiff decision announced six years indictment case raises open question whether relief denied discrimination claim pressed many years conviction state show delay prejudiced ability retry defendant respondent first raised grand jury discrimination claim federal years conviction almost since respondent tried murder since discrimination occurred finds time lapse irrelevant view critically important increases societal cost chosen remedy lessens deterrent force remedy may otherwise rose mitchell supra reasoned rule automatic reversal imposes limited costs society since state able retry successful petitioners since state remains free use proof introduced obtain conviction first trial case relief granted many years original conviction circumstances state may find severely handicapped ability carry heavy burden proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt original verdict turned jury credibility judgments long delays effectively eliminate state ability reconstruct case even credibility central passage time may make right retry defendant matter theory friendly innocence irrelevant collateral attack criminal judgments chi rev witnesses die move away physical evidence lost memories fade reasons noted greater lapse time unlikely becomes state reprosecute retrials held necessary peyton rowe citation omitted long delays also dilute effectiveness reversal rule deterrent case illustrative architect discriminatory selection system led respondent claim judge wingrove died years ago respondent allege discriminatory practices survived judge wingrove evidence record support allegation hard believe judge wingrove might behaved differently known convicted defendant might freed years death yet exactly proposition must justify remedy imposed case people positions similar judge wingrove change behavior fear successful habeas petitions long left office otherwise passed scene proposition say least highly questionable concerns require different balance struck case one cases grand jury discrimination claim adjudicated short time petitioner conviction least focus directly aspect delay increases costliness remedy allowing state show substantially prejudiced ability retry respondent showing made respondent petition relief denied approach also identify cases granting habeas relief expected least deterrent value state likely suffer greatest prejudice cases long delay cases automatic reversal rule least likely alter behavior discriminatory officials approach leave rule defends intact precisely cases good least harm cases responsible officials likely accountable forcing state prove case retrial reconviction plausible possibilities iii years ago respondent fairly convicted serious crimes respondent grand jury discrimination claim casts doubt adequacy procedures used convict sufficiency evidence guilt reason alone reverse appeals decision even assuming harmlessness error irrelevant however reversal still required inappropriately applies deterrence rule context unlikely deter costs society likely especially high considerations least lead remand determination whether long lapse time since respondent conviction prejudice state ability retry respondent follows neither paths instead affirms decision likely mean respondent must freed good purpose result compelled precedent consequences justify reconsidering decisions thought require therefore dissent respondent thrice sentenced death murder see people hillery cal ante sentence ultimately reduced life imprisonment california found imposition death penalty cases inconsistent california constitution ibid according census figures kings county population age black hillery pulley supp ed cal respondent grand jury consisted individuals white stated strickland hen defendant challenges conviction question whether reasonable probability absent errors factfinder reasonable doubt respecting guilt although parts justice blackmun opinion rose mitchell joined four justices precedential weight subject question particular part ii opinion part discusses legal principles applicable grand jury discrimination claims generally joined five justices also joined judgment cf gregg georgia holding position taken members concurred judgments narrowest grounds moreover opinion discussion general principles irrelevant result turned insufficiency evidence discrimination view therefore rose little advisory opinion see flast cohen frankfurter note advisory opinions harv rev respondent allege discriminatory selection grand jurors continued anything record support allegation california affirmed respondent conviction rehearing reversed respondent death sentence affirmed conviction ante respondent presently serving sentence life imprisonment criminal cases kings county initiated information rather indictment decade ending kings county grand juries indicted total four persons one black people hillery cal cert denied light facts claim discriminatory selection grand jurors mechanism applying different standards black offenders white counterparts seems altogether fanciful direct evidence grand jury discriminated respondent race discrimination case directed respondent black residents kings county barred serving grand juries race nothing record support finding grand jurors discriminated anyone basis race otherwise failed discharge duties properly instead apparently acknowledges validly convicted criminal defendant must show deliberately charged account race order obtain reversal conviction ante citing batchelder respondent even alleged much less shown discrimination directed see supra intend suggest respondent obtained judicial review sufficiency evidence indictment based see calandra indictment valid face subject challenge ground grand jury acted basis inadequate incompetent evidence suggest assuming attack permitted respondent show violation personal right case separate opinion rose mitchell took position habeas petitioner given full opportunity litigate grand jury discrimination claim state permitted litigate claim federal habeas corpus powell concurring judgment remain convinced conclusion correct believe case stare decisis weighs persuasively reexamining question whether defendant permitted relitigate claim bearing either guilt fairness trial convicted rose mitchell decided case examined issue rose authority questionable see supra justice doubt whether respondent full fair opportunity litigate grand jury discrimination claim state ante concurring judgment respondent concedes fact relitigate claim state habeas corpus proceedings brief respondent appealed denial relief california ibid view afforded respondent entirely adequate opportunity litigate state courts underlying discrimination claim subsidiary claim judge wingrove biased adjudicator unnecessary actually decide issue case conclude judgment reversed two grounds harmlessness error inappropriateness remedy cases discrimination claim raised long claimant conviction retrial difficult impossible longest time lapse occurred strauder west virginia strauder defendant indicted october decision rendered march decided two cases state might argued long delay raising grand jury discrimination claim prejudiced state ability retry defendant instances denied relief grounds francis henderson petitioner raised grand jury discrimination claim seven years conviction denied relief exhaustion grounds tollett henderson petitioner raised grand jury claim years conviction held claim foreclosed petitioner pleaded guilty pursuant competent legal advice reason delay irrelevant unless bad faith state part shown respondent suffered injury kings county discriminatory selection grand juries fairly complain required raise claim promptly order secure windfall moreover respondent appear blameless long delay california finally rejected respondent grand jury discrimination claim respondent next raised claim sought postconviction relief state intervening nine years respondent raised repeated challenges ultimately successfully death sentence apparent reason respondent simultaneously sought postconviction relief grand jury discrimination claim successful require new trial guilt approach one respondent position may wise wait raise discrimination claim state longer reconvict due death disappearance witnesses loss physical evidence effect strategy permit prisoner commute legally imposed sentence life long duration risk society tolerate claim goes petitioner guilt innocence even claim seeks otherwise redress wrong done petitioner reason tolerate risk claimant fairly convicted suffered prejudice asserted constitutional error suggests rule habeas corpus rules together congressional inaction counsels considering prejudice state ability retry respondent case ante suggestion erroneous rule permits state defend repetitious habeas petitions see woodard hutchins powell joined burger blackmun rehnquist concurring petitions state adequately respond due petitioner delay filing mayola alabama cert denied rule terms foreclose consideration lapse time petitioner conviction filing habeas petition honeycutt ward friendly concurring judgment cert denied important rule habeas corpus procedure applicable habeas petitions generally purport rule substantive law defines particular substantive claims relief congress decision amend therefore says nothing congress intent regard remedy applied sum question whether relief respondent seeks appropriate case hobby governed neither rule congress decisions amend rule see stone powell discussing relationship habeas corpus statute rule evidence seized violation fourth amendment inadmissible stated fay noia recognize limited discretion federal judge deny habeas corpus relief applicant certain circumstances discretion implicit statutory command judge granting writ holding hearing appropriate scope dispose matter law justice require discretion flexible concept employed federal courts developing exhaustion rule furthermore habeas corpus traditionally regarded governed equitable principles confidence system justice eroded one found guilty murder trial conceded fair set free important remember criminal law aim twofold guilt shall escape innocence suffer berger see also agurs decision case plainly undermines state interest punishing guilty without either protecting innocent ensuring fundamental fairness procedures pursuant one respondent tried convicted