rose mitchell argued january decided july respondents negroes indicted county grand jury tennessee murder filed plea abatement seeking dismissal indictment ground inter alia foreman grand jury selected racially discriminatory fashion hearing plea respondents called witnesses jury commissioners testified selection grand jury venire former foreman testified never known negro foreman questioned long resided country current foreman stated knowledge whether negro ever served grand jurors foreman served respondents indicated none testified relative selection foreman race past foremen trial denied plea subsequently respondents convicted tennessee criminal appeals affirmed respondents filed habeas corpus petition federal district dismissed petition finding respondents prima facie case discrimination selecting grand jury foreman rebutted state appeals reversed held claims racial discrimination selection members state grand jury cognizable federal habeas corpus support issuance writ setting aside conviction ordering indictment quashed notwithstanding constitutional impropriety tainted selection petit jury guilt established beyond reasonable doubt trial free constitutional error pp discrimination basis race selection members grand jury strikes fundamental values judicial system society whole criminal defendant right equal protection laws denied indicted grand jury members racial group purposefully excluded pp costs exist permitting federal hear claims racial discrimination selection grand jury reviewing state conviction outweighed recognized policy combatting racial discrimination administration justice even though alternative remedies vindicate rights members class denied chance serve grand juries fact permitting challenges unconstitutional state action defendants main avenue fourteenth amendment rights vindicated context pp rationale stone powell held state provided opportunity full fair litigation fourth amendment claim trial direct review state prisoner may granted federal habeas corpus relief ground evidence obtained unconstitutional search seizure introduced trial extended claim discrimination selection grand jury indicts habeas petitioner latter claim differs fundamentally application habeas fourth amendment exclusionary rule claim concerns allegations trial violated fourteenth amendment operation grand jury system whereas fourth amendment cases courts called upon evaluate actions police seizing evidence moreover claim grand jury discrimination involves charges state officials violating direct command equal protection clause fourteenth amendment federal statutes passed thereunder state shall deny person within jurisdiction equal protection laws federal habeas review necessary ensure constitutional defects state judiciary grand jury selection procedure overlooked state judges operate system pp matter law respondents failed make prima facie case discrimination violation equal protection clause regard selection grand jury foreman respondents case rested entirely testimony two former foreman current foreman since ones testified selection foreman testimony insufficient establish respondents case absent evidence total number foremen appointed judges country critical period time difficult say number negroes appointed foreman even zero statistically significant make case discrimination rule exclusion pp blackmun delivered opinion brennan marshall joined parts iii iv burger rehnquist joined parts ii white stevens joined rehnquist filed statement concurring part post stewart post powell post filed opinions concurring judgment rehnquist joined white filed dissenting opinion stevens joined post stevens filed opinion dissenting part post william leech attorney general tennessee argued cause petitioner brief michael terry assistant attorney general walter kurtz argued cause filed brief respondents solicitor general mccree assistant attorney general days walter barnett mildred matesich filed memorandum amicus curiae urging affirmance justice blackmun delivered opinion federal habeas corpus case respondents claim victims racial discrimination violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment selection foreman tennessee grand jury indicted murders first degree case comes issue discrimination selection venire presented concerned selection foreman november respondents james mitchell james nichols two men jointly indicted grand jury tipton country tenn four charged two counts murder connection shooting deaths patrons robbery place known white cafe prior trial respondents filed trial written pro se motion nature plea abatement app sought thereby together relief dismissal indictment grounds grand jury array foreman selected racially discriminatory fashion respondent negro appointed counsel represent respondents due course conducted evidentiary hearing plea abatement hearing testimony behalf respondents taken tipton county jury commissioners former tipton county grand jury foremen foreman grand jury serving time respondents indicted members grand jury clerk witness behalf state close evidence denied plea abatement first orally written order without comment respondents tried jointly jury verdict guilty murder count returned respondents received sentences years count sentences run consecutively credit allowed time spent jail awaiting trial appeal criminal appeals tennessee affirmed convictions finding respect assignment error relating plea abatement facts demonstrate systematic exclusion negroes upon racial grounds tennessee denied certiorari respondents filed pro se petition writ habeas corpus district western district tennessee renewing among things allegation discrimination selection tipton county grand jury foreman district referred petitions magistrate reviewing evidence introduced state hearing plea abatement studying method selection recommended hold evidentiary hearing grand jury jury foreman selection issues specifically magistrate concluded respondents presented unrebutted prima facie case respect selection foreman district disagreed magistrate grand jury concluded state judge ruled correctly issue foreman question district went along magistrate ordered state make response state submitted affidavits acting foreman grand jury indicted respondents state trial judge appointed foreman basis affidavits petitions ordered dismissed district judge however granted certificate probable cause required fed rule app proc app respondents appealed appeals sixth circuit appeals reversed deemed unnecessary resolve respondents contentions concerning discrimination selection grand jury venire since found sufficient grounds reverse respect selection foreman remanded case instructions entry order respondents murder convictions set aside respondents reindicted within days released granted certiorari consider foreman issue ii initially address two arguments aside specific facts particular case go question whether federal matter policy hear claims racial discrimination selection grand jury reviewing state conviction first consider whether claims grand jury discrimination considered harmless error raised direct review habeas corpus proceeding defendant found guilty beyond reasonable doubt properly constituted petit jury trial merits free constitutional error second consider related question whether claims cognizable longer federal habeas corpus light decision stone powell nearly century unbroken line cases held criminal conviction negro stand equal protection clause fourteenth amendment based indictment grand jury negroes excluded reason race alexander louisiana bush kentucky neal delaware see castaneda partida criminal defendant entitled require state deliberately systematically deny members race right participate jurors administration justice alexander louisiana accordingly sufficient proof discrimination violation fourteenth amendment made rebutted uniformly required conviction set aside indictment returned unconstitutionally constituted grand jury quashed hill texas today one justice among served years since strauder west virginia departed line decisions dissent cassell texas justice jackson voiced lone objection arguing federal courts set aside criminal convictions solely ground discrimination occurred selection grand jury long constitutional impropriety tainted selection petit jury guilt established beyond reasonable doubt trial free constitutional error cassell dissent noted discrimination selection grand jury nothing fairness trial guilt innocence defendant reversal based discrimination conflicted another principle important law conviction set aside errors affecting substantial rights accused justice jackson discern reason permit conflict first place noted convicted defendant suffered possible prejudice unlike petit jury grand jury sat determine probable cause hold defendant trial consider ultimate issue guilt innocence trial heard evidence determined sufficient submit case trier fact trier determined defendant guilty beyond reasonable doubt justice jackson believed hardly lies mouth defendant say indictment attributable prejudice circumstances concluded frivolous contend grand jury however constituted done duty way indict ibid justice jackson believe strauder line cases justified need enforce rights discriminated sit grand juries without regard race pointed congress made crime discriminate manner civil remedies law equity available members class discriminated accordingly justice jackson held discrimination selection grand jury however great wrong toward qualified negroes community harmless defendant left enforcement fourteenth amendment interests criminal prosecutions civil actions instituted qualified negroes position first time attracted support additional members expressed separate opinion justice stewart case echoing cassell dissent separate opinion asserts time come acknowledge justice jackson position unanswerable hold defendant may rely claim grand jury discrimination overturn otherwise valid conviction post argues conviction defendant break chain events preceded notes fourth fifth amendment rights violated evidence illegally obtained suppressed prosecution barred altogether post separate opinion believes interests harmed grand jury discrimination may protected adequately prosecutions civil actions pretrial remedies available defendants circumstances finds heavy social cost entailed reversal unjustified especially light fact defendant suffered prejudice accordingly separate opinion recognize either direct review application writ habeas corpus claim grand jury discrimination valid ground setting aside criminal conviction course consistently rejected argument done implicitly cases reaffirmed strauder principle context grand jury discrimination reece georgia alexander louisiana done expressly argument pressed guise claim constitutional rights defendant violated grand jury discrimination since indictment brings defendant petit jury trial pierre louisiana see cassell texas frankfurter concurring clark concurring decline depart longstanding consistent practice adhere previous decisions discrimination account race primary evil amendments adopted war including fourteenth amendment aimed equal protection clause central fourteenth amendment prohibition discriminatory action state banned types purposeful discrimination state basis race attempt lift burdens placed negroes society clear earliest cases applying equal protection clause context racial discrimination selection grand jury first concerned broad aspects racial discrimination equal protection clause designed eradicate fundamental social values fourteenth amendment adopted protect even though addressed issue context reviewing individual criminal conviction thus first case establishing principles guided decisions years framed issue terms larger concerns racial discrimination general understood core fourteenth amendment fact colored people singled expressly denied statute right participate administration law jurors color though citizens may respects fully qualified practically brand upon affixed law assertion inferiority stimulant race prejudice impediment securing individuals race equal justice law aims secure others apprehension prejudice persons might denied equal protection might discrimination inducement bestow upon national government power enforce provision state shall deny equal protection laws strauder west virginia discrimination basis race selection members grand jury thus strikes fundamental values judicial system society whole recognized criminal defendant right equal protection laws denied indicted grand jury members racial group purposefully excluded neal delaware reece georgia reason also reversed conviction ordered indictment quashed cases without inquiry whether defendant prejudiced fact discrimination grand jury stage since beginning held discrimination violation fourteenth amendment proved correct wrong quash indictment panel error corrected superior ultimately upon review without regard prejudice neal delaware quoting virginia rives see bush kentucky hill texas stated state liberty impose upon one charged crime discrimination trial procedure constitution act congress passed pursuant constitution alike forbid liberty grant withhold benefits equal protection constitution commands merely may deem defendant innocent guilty tumey ohio state function assess evidence defendant duty well state see throughout procedure bringing justice shall enjoy protection constitution guarantees case timely objection laid bare discrimination selection grand jurors conviction stand constitution prohibits procedure obtained equal protection laws something abstract right command state must respect benefits every person may demand least merit constitutional system safeguards extend least deserving well virtuous event believe costs exist outweighed strong policy consistently recognized combating racial discrimination administration justice regardless fact alternative remedies remain vindicate rights members class denied chance serve grand juries fact permitting challenges unconstitutional state action defendants main avenue fourteenth amendment rights vindicated context prosecutions rare control class members courts civil actions expensive maintain lengthy often used even assuming type pretrial procedure open defendant petitioning writ habeas corpus federal procedure vindication federal constitutional rights turn race obtain writ state commence trial think better view leave open route time main one fourteenth amendment rights context grand jury discrimination vindicated also deny years close war nearly years strauder racial forms discrimination still remain fact life administration justice society whole perhaps today discrimination takes form subtle less real pernicious therefore decline reverse course decisions long standing directed racial discrimination administration justice cassell texas frankfurter concurring adhere position discrimination selection grand jury remains valid ground setting aside criminal conviction state makes additional argument decision stone powell extended foreclose grant federal habeas corpus relief state prisoner ground discrimination selection grand jury justice powell dissenting castaneda partida joined chief justice justice rehnquist least inferentially justice stewart specifically observed strong case may made claims grand jury discrimination cognizable federal habeas corpus stone powell connection justice powell noted claim convicted prisoner grand jury discrimination goes moot determination grand jury sufficient cause proceed trial flaw trial concluded stone incremental benefit extending habeas corpus means correcting unconstitutional grand jury selection procedures might viewed outweighed acknowledged costs values vital rational system criminal justice quoting stone state echoes arguments contends habeas corpus relief granted error alleged support relief affected determination guilt case stone powell argues error affected trial merits moreover relatively minor error involving nonvoting foreman grand jury entire venire issue accordingly following interpretation stone state contends benefits derived extending habeas relief case outweighed costs associated reversing state conviction entered upon finding guilt beyond reasonable doubt trial free constitutional error stone powell however carefully limited reach opinion stressed decision limit review concerned scope habeas corpus statute authority litigating constitutional claims generally emphasis original rather made clear confining ruling cases involving judicially created exclusionary rule minimal utility applied habeas corpus proceeding sum concluded holding federal need apply exclusionary rule habeas review fourth amendment claim absent showing state prisoner denied opportunity full fair litigation claim trial direct review ibid mindful limited reach stone conclude claim discrimination selection grand jury differs fundamentally application habeas fourth amendment exclusionary rule reasoning stone powell extended foreclose habeas review claims federal first place claims pressed respondents case concern allegations trial violated fourteenth amendment operation grand jury system cases one trial initially must decide merits claim finding facts applying law facts leads us doubt claims operation grand jury system violates fourteenth amendment general receive type full fair hearing deemed essential holding stone see fourth amendment cases courts called upon evaluate actions police seizing evidence believed state courts capable performing task federal habeas courts claims state judiciary purposely violated equal protection clause different need cases ensure independent means obtaining review federal available broader basis review permit federal forum must available full fair hearing claims beyond fundamental differences claim issue claim issue stone powell allegations grand jury discrimination involve charges state officials violating direct command fourteenth amendment federal statutes passed amendment state shall deny person within jurisdiction equal protection laws since first days adoption amendment recognized direct operation equal protection clause forbids discriminate selection members grand jury contrasts situation stone considered application judicially created remedy rather personal constitutional right indeed whereas fourteenth amendment terms always directly applicable fourth amendment attendant exclusionary rule recently applied fully context federalism concerns motivated adopt rule stone powell present federal courts granted relief state prisoners upon proof proscribed discrimination nearly century see virginia rives confirmation habeas corpus remains appropriate vehicle federal courts exercise fourteenth amendment responsibilities likely increase friction federal state systems justice impair maintenance constitutional balance upon doctrine federalism founded stone powell quoting schneckloth bustamonte powell concurring stone rested large extent perception exclusionary rule minimal value applied federal habeas proceeding found deterrent value exclusionary rule enhanced possibility conviction obtained state affirmed direct review might overturned collateral proceedings often occurring years incarceration defendant believe overall educative effect exclusionary rule appreciably diminished claims raised federal habeas corpus review state convictions ibid find basis say federal review reveal flaws search seizure gone undetected trial appeal ibid circumstances concluded benefits applying fourth amendment exclusionary rule federal habeas outweigh costs associated none reasoning force federal habeas review necessary ensure constitutional defects state judiciary grand jury selection procedure overlooked state judges operate system strong reason believe federal review indeed reveal flaws appreciated state judges perhaps close operation system able properly evaluate claims system defective educative deterrent effect federal review likely great since state officials operate system judges employees judiciary may expected take note federal determination procedures unconstitutional must changed note also stone rested extent feeling state courts capable adjudicating fourth amendment claims federal courts allegation state judiciary engages discrimination violation fourteenth amendment need preserve independent federal habeas review allegation federal rights transgressed noted case judge whose conduct respondents challenged decided validity challenge also true concern judicial integrity deprecated stone context habeas review exclusionary rule issues much greater concern grand jury discrimination cases claim discriminated basis race given case brings integrity judicial system direct question force justification extending federal habeas review said minimal allegations improper judicial conduct made pointed discussion cassell dissent tempting exaggerate costs associated quashing indictment returned improperly constituted grand jury fact costs associated quashing indictment significantly less associated suppressing evidence evidence suppressed fourth amendment may used state new trial though highly probative issue guilt contrast federal quashes indictment state remains free use second trial evidence employed first proceeding prisoner guilty fact less likely go free therefore cases involving exclusionary rule hill texas providing federal habeas corpus relief consequence less intrusion state system criminal justice case stone finally note constitutional interests federal adjudicating claim habeas grand jury discrimination seeks vindicate substantially compelling issue stone noted discrimination account race administration justice strikes core concerns fourteenth amendment fundamental values society legal system discrimination war basic concepts democratic society representative government smith texas infects legal system strong interest making available federal habeas corpus relief outweighs costs associated relief therefore decline extend rationale stone powell claim discrimination selection grand jury indicts habeas petitioner hold federal habeas corpus relief remains available provide federal forum claims iii notwithstanding holdings claims discrimination selection members grand jury cognizable federal habeas corpus support issuance writ setting aside state conviction ordering indictment quashed remains true entitled habeas relief present respondents required prove discrimination standards set cases order show equal protection violation occurred context grand jury foreman selection defendant must show procedure employed resulted substantial underrepresentation race identifiable group belongs castaneda partida specifically respondents required prove prima facie case regard foreman follows first step establish group one recognizable distinct class singled different treatment laws written applied next degree underrepresentation must proved comparing proportion group total population proportion called serve foreman significant period time method proof sometimes called rule exclusion held available method proving discrimination jury selection delineated class finally selection procedure susceptible abuse racially neutral supports presumption discrimination raised statistical showing ibid question course respondents negroes members group recognizable distinct class capable singled different treatment laws hernandez texas one may assume purposes case tennessee method selecting grand jury foreman susceptible abuse accordingly turn consideration evidence offered respondents attempt prove sufficient underrepresentation make prima facie case respondents case hearing plea abatement consisted entirety following respondents first called witnesses three tipton county jury commissioners commissioners white testified selection grand jury venire view tennessee method foreman selection supra testify hardly expected testified method selection foremen neither refer race past foremen respondents next called two former foremen current foreman tipton county grand jury first frank mcbride testified lifelong resident county evidence age thus years lived county mcbride stated served foreman ten twelve years ago five six years two three times since one session app answer respondents inquiry whether ever known foreman black man mcbride said sir second past foreman peyton smith stated resided tipton county life inquiry made long smith testified served foreman several years back early several times since occasion illness foreman time like mcbride smith answered asked whether ever known negro foreman ibid jimmy naifeh current foreman testified served approximately two years know ever negro foreman county grand jury inquiry made naifeh length time lived county respondents called grand jurors foreman serving respondents indicted one testified relative selection foreman race past foremen testimony individually collectively effect one among number negro heard one witness deputy sheriff respondents case one voiced prejudice hostility toward respondents race consideration fact respondents negroes indeed asked whether knew whether respondents negroes answered negative evidence respondents presented support case rebuttal state called clerk trial asked question relating grand jury foremen respondents made inquiry topic two additional facts stressed state later federal habeas proceeding first recruitment term temporary former foreman smith place regular foreman naifeh smith testified hearing plea abatement naifeh asked come appear judge asked serve state argued smith selected judge believed smith view experience capable temporary replacement regular foreman proper motive state said negated claim racial discrimination played role selection smith temporary foreman second fact temporary foreman vote indictment returned respondents see voted indict temporary foreman vote therefore unnecessary thus state argued possible error selection foreman harmless consequence respondents support argument federal habeas state submitted affidavit judge selected temporary foreman permanent foreman presided hearing plea abatement well respondents trial judge served since period seven years stated naifeh unable serve going county november term judge went say appointed smith temporary foreman smith experience good job foreman affidavit concluded five counties black grand jury foreman although black member jury commission one county grand juries petit juries sizeable numbers blacks men women appoint grand jury foreman often two year term expires usually reappoint thus serve long time problem come often think really given thought appointing black foreman feeling appeals reversing conceded facts elicited pretrial hearing meager went however note never black foreman forewoman grand jury tipton county according recollections trial judge three jury commissioners three former foreman fact concluded coupled opportunity discrimination found inherent selection system sufficient make prima facie case discrimination selection foreman appeals held state failed rebut case exculpatory affidavit judge asserting benign reason selection foreman view serve rebut respondents case absence proof qualified negroes serve foreman fact foreman vote held similarly support district judgment since broad powers exercised foreman conducting grand jury proceedings meant respondents prejudiced even though foreman cast vote iv reaching conclusion disagreement appeals note first seems overemphasized exaggerated evidence support conclusion never black foreman forewoman grand jury tipton county appeals believed conclusion proved recollections trial judge testimony three jury commissioners testimony three former foremen ibid recollections trial judge appeals presumably meant affidavit filed federal district trial judge formed part case put respondents indeed appeals seems recognized another portion opinion considered state trial judge affidavit offered rebuttal respondents asserted prima facie case jury commissioners gave testimony whatsoever relating foremen grand jury method selecting foremen race past foremen thus respondents prima facie case discrimination selection grand jury foremen rested entirely testimony three foremen record case testimony alone upon respondents allegations discrimination must stand fall testimony three foremen however establish respondents case first said testimony covered significant period time smith testified served early occasionally thereafter except fact smith resident county negative answer question whether known foreman black nothing record show smith knew served foremen interim years serving similarly mcbride testified served years years prior hearing two three occasions since known negro acted foreman grand jury gave indication knowledgeable years covered service naifeh testimony weakest respondents point view served foreman two years prior hearing know one way whether negro served foreman county grand jury thus even assuming period significant one purposes case respondents evidence covered portions time left number years period evidence whatsoever offered moreover evidence provided testifying foremen little force mcbride smith simply said response question whether either ever known negro foreman naifeh give information point thus positive testimony negro ever served critical period time testimony three foremen served parts period knowledge indication record smith mcbride naifeh necessarily aware negro ever served foreman important evidence total number foremen appointed judges tipton county critical period time absent evidence difficult say number negroes appointed foreman even zero statistically significant make case discrimination rule exclusion testimony record concerning negro population county effect approximately app given fact foreman limited number terms serve given inclination part judge reappoint likely period question persons actual number served foremen grand jury number small enough disparity ratio negroes chosen foreman total number foremen ratio negroes total population county might sufficiently large unlikely disparity due solely chance accident castaneda partida inasmuch evidence record number foremen appointed possible perform calculations comparisons needed permit conclude statistical case discrimination made proof rule exclusion fails see hernandez texas comparison proof introduced respondents case proof offered defendants cases found prima facie case made instructive norris alabama example defendant proved case witnesses testified number negroes called jury duty evidence support prima facie case summarized appeared negro served grand petit jury county within memory witnesses lived lives testimony effect given men whose ages ran fifty years testimony uncontradicted supported testimony officials clerk jury commission clerk circuit never known negro serving grand jury jackson county reporter missed session county years two jury commissioners testified effect one latter member commission made jury roll grand jury found indictment testified never known single instance negro sat grand petit jury entire history county comparison evidence norris cited cases stands stark contrast evidence present case establish prima facie case testimony two former foremen briefly serving present foreman knowledge negro served evidence foremen knowledgeable years ones served evidence fill gaps years serve contrast norris direct assertion long periods time negro ever served officials access county records state none ever served basis record upon determine even assuming negro ever served foreman fact statistically significant support inference disparity negroes serving negro population county result discrimination violation fourteenth amendment thus error district concluded initially respondents made prima facie case error well appeals reached final conclusion state however questioning oral argument tended concede finding prima facie case established correct contest tr oral arg brief although described proof questionable brief petitioner normally flat concession state might given effect inadequacy respondents proof plain error appeals exaggerating extent proof equally plain decline overlook fundamental defect respondents case accordingly hold matter law respondents failed make prima facie case discrimination violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment regard selection grand jury foreman judgment appeals therefore reversed case remanded proceedings consistent opinion ordered footnotes tennessee grand jury composed grand jurors code ann foreman forewoman shall thirteenth member grand jury organized term office equal power authority matters coming grand jury members thereof supp foreman forewoman appointed term two years judge criminal jurisdiction county ibid limitation reappointment foreman forewoman must least years age shall good lawful man woman possess qualifications required tennessee jurors supp see supp members grand jury foreman forewoman selected operation key man system whereby three jury commissioners compile list qualified potential jurors grand jurors selected random see supp twelve members grand jury must concur order return indictment foreman forewoman may bolen state crim app foreman forewoman acts chairman presiding officer state collins charged duty assisting district attorney investigating crime may order issuance subpoenas witnesses grand jury may administer oaths grand jury witnesses must endorse every bill returned grand jury must present indictment presence grand jury code ann supp absence foreman endorsement makes indictment fatally defective bird state castaneda partida noted among cases applied principle circumstances involving grand jury discrimination bush kentucky carter texas rogers alabama pierre louisiana smith texas hill texas cassell texas reece georgia eubanks louisiana arnold north carolina alexander louisiana view disposition case merits may assume without deciding discrimination regard selection foreman requires subsequent conviction set aside discrimination proved tainted selection entire grand jury venire see carter jury title provides citizen possessing qualifications may prescribed law shall disqualified service grand petit juror state account race color previous condition servitude whoever officer person charged duty selection summoning jurors excludes fails summon citizen cause shall fined state makes variation argument contending constitutional error occurred selection foreman grand jury moot procedural error effect integrity trial brief petitioner harmless beyond reasonable doubt light subsequent conviction properly constituted petit jury fact constitutional requirement institute prosecutions means indictment returned grand jury see hurtado california relieve employ grand juries complying commands fourteenth amendment operation juries contention case respondents sought press challenge grand jury without complying state procedural rules claims may raised see francis henderson seek press challenge pleading guilty see tollett henderson stone powell issue raised petition rehearing appeals app denying petition stated issues raised therein fully considered upon original submission decision case opinion denying respondents motion amendment judgment district found original ruling denying writ bolstered decision stone app record indicates one grand juror florida time hearing app census figure bureau census census population characteristics population part tennessee table respondents urge us fill gap proof reference history race relations tennessee fact state past years practiced de jure discrimination negroes many ways decline reference history texts case kind supply respondents failed prove otherwise one alleging discrimination always able prove case simply referring history discrimination within state cases however make clear required establish violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment state case apparently places reliance provides relevant part determination hearing merits factual issue made state competent jurisdiction evidenced written finding written opinion reliable adequate written indicia shall presumed correct unless applicant shall establish shall otherwise appear merits factual dispute resolved state hearing see lavallee delle rose justice rehnquist concurring part fully agree joined separate opinions brothers stewart powell concurring judgment case separate reasons state neither reach merits claim grand jury discrimination decides since however majority rejects views join parts iii iv opinion justice stewart justice rehnquist joins concurring judgment respondents found guilty beyond reasonable doubt fair wholly constitutional jury trial persons entitled convictions set aside ground grand jury indicted improperly constituted question asked years ago justice jackson cassell texas dissenting opinion never answered think time come acknowledge justice jackson question unanswerable hold defendant may rely claim grand jury discrimination overturn otherwise valid conviction grand jury proceeding ex parte investigation determine whether crime committed whether criminal proceedings instituted person calandra proceeding guilt innocence defendant determined merely one decide whether prima facie case possible prejudice defendant resulting indictment returned invalid grand jury thus disappears constitutionally valid trial jury later finds guilty beyond reasonable doubt short convicted defendant alleges indicted discriminatorily selected grand jury complaining antecedent constitutional violation conceivable impact fairness trial resulted conviction well settled deprivations constitutional rights occur trial bar conviction unless impact upon trial conviction trial like guilty plea represents break chain events preceded criminal process tollett henderson see blue cf stroble california illegal acts state officials prior trial relevant bear petitioner contention deprived fair trial cases dealing unlawful arrest particularly instructive unconstitutional arrests unreasonable seizures person violate fourth fourteenth amendments terry ohio yet illegal arrest detention void subsequent conviction gerstein pugh frisbie collins example defendant forcibly abducted one state brought another stand trial trial fair upheld conviction see also mahon justice ker illinois cases specifically dealing grand jury proceedings equally instructive costello sustained conviction defendant sought dismiss charges ground indictment based exclusively upon inadmissible hearsay evidence see also holt lawn held defendant avoid trial conviction ground indictment procured evidence obtained violation fifth amendment indictment valid face subject challenge ground grand jury acted basis inadequate incompetent evidence even basis information obtained violation defendant fifth amendment privilege calandra supra cf gelbard general rule defendant entitled indictment dismissed trial simply government acquire incriminating evidence violation rule even tainted evidence presented grand jury blue supra ii person indicted basis incompetent illegal evidence suffered demonstrable prejudice contrast prejudice suffered defendant indicted unconstitutionally chosen grand jury speculative best likely nonexistent course interests implicated state systematically excludes qualified negroes grand jury service discrimination denies negroes right participate equally responsibilities citizenship compelling constitutional interest nation eliminating forms racial discrimination requires group qualified citizens excluded participation either grand petit jurors administration justice interests fully vindicated however means setting aside valid criminal convictions held example negroes obtain injunctive relief remedy unconstitutional exclusion grand petit jury service carter jury greene county turner fouche remedy advantage allowing members class actually injured grand jury discrimination vindicate rights without heavy societal cost entailed valid criminal convictions overturned moreover congress made criminal offense public official exclude person grand petit jury basis race defendants may also pretrial remedies unlawful indictments justice jackson stated cassell case hardly lies mouth defendant fairly chosen trial jury found guilty beyond reasonable doubt say indictment attributable prejudice reasons believe claim discrimination selection grand jury foreman ground setting aside valid criminal conviction accordingly concur judgment proffering answer today relies historical precedents duty courts apply equal protection clause special vigor area racial discrimination first ground recall justice frankfurter said wisdom often never comes one reject merely comes late henslee union planters bank dissenting opinion second ground agree wholeheartedly general view equal protection clause believe explained opinion constitutional guarantee protects victims discrimination rather defendants convicted fair trials lawfully constituted juries constitutional requirement state criminal prosecution even initiated grand jury state free bring criminal charge information filed prosecutor hurtado california held defendant entitled judicial oversight review decision prosecute gerstein pugh coleman alabama vacated conviction situation state failed provide defendant appointed counsel preliminary hearing holding premised opportunity defense counsel preliminary hearing develop record useful impeachment purposes trial favorable testimony witness appear trial also preserved addition emphasized ability counsel preliminary hearing discover substance prosecution case thus prepare effective trial defense similarly defendant immune prosecution outstanding indictment searched violation fourth amendment rights interrogated violation miranda rights illegally obtained evidence may excluded trial prosecution barred altogether drastic step might advance marginally ends served exclusionary rules also increase intolerable degree interference public interest guilty brought book blue negroes class directly affected grand jury discrimination first recognized landmark case strauder west virginia stated fact colored people singled expressly denied statute right participate administration law jurors color though citizens may respects fully qualified practically brand upon affixed law assertion inferiority stimulant race prejudice impediment securing individuals race equal justice law aims secure others since qualified negroes vindicate rights directly rationale allowing defendant convicted constitutional petit jury assert rights negroes excluded grand jury undermined constitutionality statute upheld ex parte virginia justice powell justice rehnquist joins concurring judgment agree respondents convictions overturned holds respondents failed show prima facie case discrimination selection foreman grand jury indicted fundamental reason exists however reversing judgment appeals respondents found guilty murder beyond reasonable doubt petit jury whose composition questioned following trial fair every respect furthermore respondents given full fair opportunity litigate state courts claim discrimination circumstances allowing attack selection grand jury case abuse federal habeas corpus whenever federal called upon state prisoner issue writ habeas corpus asked two things undertaken restraint respect way system justice structured first one general jurisdiction requested entertain collateral attack upon final judgment another general jurisdiction second contrary principles federalism lower federal asked review state trial judgment almost invariably judgment highest state well considerations prompt one inquire critically ever whether appropriate allow use habeas corpus state prisoners seek protect personal interest justness convictions history purpose writ habeas corpus support application writ suggested five members today originally writ granted criminal trial without jurisdiction entertain action see ex parte watkins pet schechtman foster cert denied schneckloth bustamonte powell concurring oaks legal history high habeas corpus rev bator finality criminal law federal habeas corpus state prisoners harv rev hereinafter bator subsequently scope writ modestly expanded encompass cases defendant federal constitutional claims considered proceeding see frank mangum recent years extended habeas corpus far beyond historical uses writ put today federal habeas granted variety situations although trial plainly jurisdiction case defendant constitutional claims fully fairly considered state courts sort constitutional error found committed brown allen see fay noia harlan dissenting suggest revert conception writ limit habeas corpus circumstances trial lacked jurisdiction enter competent judgment expanding scope habeas corpus however seems lost sight entirely historical purpose writ come accept review federal district courts judgments criminal cases rule rather exception federal constitutional challenges raised almost every state criminal case part every lawyer knows claims provide nearly automatic federal habeas corpus review extend habeas corpus encompass constitutional claims unrelated fairness trial claimant convicted take another long step toward creation dual system review defendant convicted crime state exhausted remedies state system repeats process federal system extent duplication already exists country without parallel system justice world simply heeded admonition thoughtful scholars federal habeas corpus made instrument merits cases legal system ended detention bator mishkin shapiro wechsler hart wechsler federal courts federal system ed see bator today case extreme example loss historical perspective extending use writ circumstances wholly unrelated purpose move beyond anything heretofore decided cases true number occasions considered state grand jury discrimination prior decision fairly viewed authority federal habeas corpus review absence challenge fairness trial strauder west virginia progeny involved cases composition grand petit juries challenged integrity trial issue cases pierre louisiana hill texas question discrimination selection grand jury presented direct appeal occasion consider propriety federal collateral attack finally castaneda partida charge grand jury discrimination habeas corpus propriety use habeas corpus assert claim raised hence decided powell dissenting today therefore open question whether federal habeas corpus granted state prisoner solely prisoner grand jury discriminatorily chosen ii makes pretense arguing either history purpose writ habeas corpus supports extension case claimant concededly found guilty fair trial rather looks policies fourteenth amendment justification noting amendment purpose eliminate racial discrimination respondents allege apart fact appropriate means available attacking discrimination selection grand juries fourteenth amendment irrelevant principled determination writ habeas corpus proper remedy know nothing language history fourteenth amendment civil rights statutes implementing suggests special use writ habeas corpus however assume open extend writ cases guilt incarcerated claimant issue least weigh thoughtfully societal costs may involved fully addressed concurring opinion schneckloth bustamonte mention principal costs briefly habeas corpus unique remedy allows one general jurisdiction review correctness judgment another general jurisdiction exercise entails certain costs inherent whenever dual review common knowledge prisoner actions occupy disproportionate amount time energy federal judiciary year ending june almost prisoner actions filed habeas corpus petitions see annual report director administrative office courts apart burden petitions many frivolous collateral review particularly deleterious effect upon deterrent rehabilitative functions criminal justice system see wainwright sykes sanders harlan dissenting bator friendly innocence irrelevant collateral attack criminal judgments chi rev perhaps serious cost extending federal habeas corpus review state judgments effect upon federal structure government justice black emphasized importance proper respect state functions recognition fact entire country made union separate state governments continuance belief national government fare best institutions left free perform separate functions separate ways younger harris overextension habeas corpus federal courts simply threaten essential role federal system runs afoul principle primary state jurisdiction criminal laws repeatedly asserted interference state operations merely academic review single federal district judge considered judgment state trial intermediate appellate highest state necessarily denigrates institutions expansion dual system review therefore inflicts substantial costs society system justice federal fabric claim vindicated federal habeas corpus individual claimant unjustly incarcerated costs justified purpose great writ provide means legality individual incarceration may tested see preiser rodriguez mcnally hill schneckloth bustamonte powell concurring indeed providing means releasing prisoners custody assure innocent person incarcerated objective criminal justice system see jackson virginia ante winship harlan concurring preventing discrimination selection grand juries also goal high priority system question simply seems think whether goal interests serves important habeas corpus general writ meant promote social good vindicate societal interests even highest priority question rather whether ancient writ developed law serve precise particular purpose properly may employed furthering general societal goal grand jury integrity provision indictment grand jury protect innocent defendants unjust convictions rather helps assure innocent persons made unjustly stand trial defendant found guilty beyond reasonable doubt fairly drawn petit jury following fair trial hardly claim unjust made stand trial need protect innocent incarceration implicated cases writ habeas corpus appropriate remedy remedies provided protect society interest eliminating racial discrimination selection serve grand juries see supra iii sum view extension today federal habeas corpus wholly odds history purpose writ furthermore careful analysis costs benefits approach plainly shows habeas corpus available vindication claims respondents grand jury discrimination claim nothing fairness claimant conviction courts often tempted reach available remedy claim intrinsic importance view however unprincipled way administer judicial process especially remedies available protect interests stake therefore hold challenge composition state prisoner grand jury raised collateral federal challenge incarceration provided full fair opportunity provided state courts consideration federal claim advocates opponents broad federal habeas corpus relief recognized unusual role great writ plays federal system see bator finality criminal law federal habeas corpus state prisoners harv rev reitz federal habeas corpus impact abortive state proceeding harv rev may state claimant rerun conviction federal courts also limit number habeas corpus petitions claimant may file jailhouse lawyers prisons country conduct flourishing business repetitive habeas corpus petitions unusual see score petitions filed period years claimant although opinion discusses extension habeas corpus claims grand jury discrimination discussion unnecessary view conclusion prima facie case discrimination made respondents indeed may fairly questioned whether part ii opinion part holding four members join support even judgment explicitly bases extension habeas corpus case upon conclusion constitutional interests involved claim grand jury discrimination compelling involved constitutional claims see ante clear however possible cabin rule cases racial discrimination alleged course numerous constitutional challenges grand jury indictments nothing racial discrimination logic position may lead extension habeas corpus every conceivable constitutional defect indictments justice stewart points federal statute makes crime discriminate basis race selection jurors government private actions may brought improperly excluded jury service see carter jury greene county furthermore past allowed claim grand jury discrimination made direct appeal conviction see cassell texas see infra suggests federalism concerns present fairness indictment challenged federal habeas ederal courts granted relief state prisoners upon proof proscribed discrimination nearly century see virginia rives ante logic reasoning mere fact federal courts reviewed decisions nearly century hardly supports conclusion federalism concerns exist virginia rives support argument case petitioner challenged composition petit jury well grand jury indicted whenever fairness petit jury brought question doubts raised integrity process found prisoner guilty see cassell texas supra jackson dissenting collateral relief therefore may justified even though entails damages federal fabric see infra implies state trial judges trusted rule fairly issue presented involved administratively selection grand jury ante view find wholly unacceptable numerous circumstances trial judges called upon rule validity judicial administrative action know general constitutional rule requiring disqualification cases certainly accept assumption point history state judges particular trusted fairly consider claims racial discrimination see schneckloth bustamonte powell concurring also justify collateral review claims grand jury discrimination damage discrimination perceived integrity judicial system whole ignores damage done society perception criminal justice system allowing valid convictions reversed collateral attack basis claims nothing defendant guilt innocence moreover discriminatory action notorious undermine public faith fairness judiciary likely remedied direct review state courts although need reach question case find much justice stewart says persuasive question whether complaints concerning fairness indictment survive conviction even purposes direct appeal see ante dissenting opinion cassell texas justice jackson suggested discrimination selection grand jury case however great wrong toward qualified negroes community harmless defendant today never undertaken answer justice jackson arguments cassell completely satisfied today attempt purposes opinion however shall assume direct review respondents claims appropriate finding support prior decisions today extension habeas corpus considers whether decision stone powell forbids federal courts grant habeas corpus cases stone course address proper method presenting claims grand jury discrimination involved claims fourth amendment exclusionary rule nonetheless overstates differences stone present case see ante sure stone powell supra emphasized fourth amendment exclusionary rule judicially created remedy rather personal constitutional right however rejecting suggestion dissent decision lead drastic withdrawal federal habeas jurisdiction extent might unlimited stone recognized fourth amendment exclusionary rule designed protect right individual free unjust conviction thus justification undermining finality judgments exists many habeas corpus actions absent properly understood therefore rationale decision stone consistent denying collateral relief claims unfair indictment actually presages limitation habeas corpus stated text right indicted discriminatorily selected grand jury like right improperly obtained highly probative evidence introduced trial nothing guilt innocence prisoner justice white justice stevens joins dissenting although agree parts ii opinion believe prima facie case purposeful discrimination made rebutted state therefore dissent parts iii iv judgment basis evidence presented evidentiary hearing state district concluded respondents appear ed made prima facie case discrimination selection foreman grand jury indicted app however upon affidavits submitted state response concluded fact foreman chosen racial reasons voted indictment thus violation equal protection clause appeals agreed prima facie case shown interpreting record testimony effect recollections testifying never black chosen foreman grand jury tipton county pointing potential discrimination system leaves selection foreman discretion single judge really given thought appointing black see appeals disagreed however prima facie case rebutted testimony selecting judge feeling appointing black foreman found irrelevant foreman vote respondents indictment sit redetermine factfindings lower courts appeals correctly enunciated applied law governing proof discrimination context grand jury selection dissent difference case previous cases voiding conviction due discriminatory selection members grand jury case shown grand jury foreman vote indictment chosen manner prohibited equal protection clause agree appeals given vital importance foreman functioning grand juries tennessee conviction based indictment foreman chosen discriminatory fashion void conviction entire grand jury discriminatorily selected whether showing actual prejudice see castaneda partida alexander louisiana arnold north carolina eubanks louisiana cassell texas patton mississippi hill texas pierre louisiana bush kentucky case involves foreman rather entire grand jury implications manner respondents may meet burden proving discrimination context racial discrimination selection juries systematic exclusion negroes unequal application law show intentional discrimination necessary component equal protection violation washington davis generally cases found unconstitutional discrimination jury selection alleging discrimination relied upon significant statistical discrepancy percentage underrepresented group population percentage group called serve jurors combined selection procedure susceptible abuse racially neutral castaneda partida supra see alexander louisiana supra turner fouche carter jury showing made burden shifts state rebut inference discriminatory purpose castaneda partida supra method proof sometimes called rule exclusion may well suited focus inquiry single officeholder whose term lasts two full years true tipton county grand jury foreman instance castaneda partida considered statistics relating period showing persons selected grand jury duty hispanic general population hispanic likelihood statistical discrepancy explained basis chance alone less see sample size necessarily considered case discrimination selection foreman simply permit statistical inference overwhelming castaneda period five six opportunities selecting jury foremen tipton county assuming every foreman selected serves least full term despite inherent difficulty statistical presentation respect discrimination filling particular grand jury spot respondents nonetheless made strong showing underrepresentation supporting inference purposeful discrimination position reject finding explicitly made appeals implicitly made district testified believed never black foreman period see berenyi immigration director graver mfg linde air products assuming foreman selections made period expected number black foremen likelihood blacks chosen less blacks constituted nearly third county population whites equal chance selected see respondents expected make stronger statistical showing event possible weakness respondents statistical presentation overcome additional evidence district first selection foreman left complete discretion single person circuit judge potentialities abuse system obvious cf castaneda partida supra carter jury supra hernandez texas key man system moreover particular judge chose foreman respondents grand jury never chosen black five counties appointed foremen period app finally judge admitted never even considered appointing black foreman ibid although facts necessarily inconsistent ultimate conclusion respondents foreman chosen racial grounds raise conjunction previously described statistical presentation strong inference intentional racial discrimination shifting burden state clearly appeals correct circuit judge statement nothing appointing blacks sufficient rebuttal see alexander louisiana turner fouche hernandez texas supra hardly said judge official authorized state appoint grand jury foremen performed constitutional duty pursue course conduct administration office operate discriminate selection jurors racial grounds hill texas see foreman forewoman vitally important functioning grand juries tennessee thirteenth member grand jury organized term office equal power authority matters coming grand jury members thereof code ann expected assist district attorney investigating crime may administer oaths witnesses conduct questioning witnesses must indorse sign indictments like every chairperson position guide whether properly improperly process body omitted key numbers compare number blacks selected foremen total number opportunities select foreman latter number may greater number different individuals serve appointing judge inclination reappoint previously served district make written findings fact explaining basis conclusion prima facie case appeared established however appeals position dispose appeal without necessity remand district record district conclusions law clearly reveal basis conclusion see finney arkansas board correction failure foremen testified hearing recollect black foreman inference therefrom clearly erroneous see fed rule civ proc witnesses believed never black foreman see supra doubt evidence adduced hearing respondents plea abatement insufficient perhaps unequivocally establish race every foreman chosen since appropriate course district hold evidentiary hearing see townsend sain evidentiary hearing must held unless trier fact full hearing reliably found relevant facts determination merits factual issue state shall presumed correct unless appears material facts adequately developed state hearing clearly irrelevant admissions part selecting judge never given thought appointing indeed never appointed black foreman came part petitioner written response respondents petitions writs federal habeas corpus ascertaining whether plaintiff carried burden proof evidence must considered unusual affidavit evidence submitted one party lawsuit turns primary perhaps even determinative aid party justice stevens dissenting part justice stewart opinion prompts explain joining part ii opinion necessarily indicate rejected arguments set forth justice jackson dissenting opinion cassell texas member issue first addressed surely enough force justice blackmun reasoning require adherence course decision consistently followed since doctrine stare decisis straitjacket forecloses outmoded rules doctrine however provide busy judges valid reason refusing remeasure delicate balance tipped direction every time conflicting interests weighed stare decisis considerations weigh heavily decision join part ii opinion also support justice white opinion dissenting parts iii iv accordingly join dissent