castaneda partida argued november decided march texas key man system selecting grand juries jury commissioners appointed state district judge select prospective jurors different portions county district judge proceeds test qualifications grand juror addition citizen state county serve qualified voter county must sound mind good moral character literate prior felony conviction pending indictment accusation respondent convicted crime texas district exhausted state remedies claim discrimination selection grand jury indicted filed habeas corpus petition federal district alleging denial due process equal protection fourteenth amendment gross underrepresentation county grand juries basis evidence district concluded respondent made weak prima facie case invidious discrimination balance doubts reliability population grand jury statistics offered respondent census county records coupled opinion constituted governing majority county caused conclude prima facie case rebutted state petition dismissed appeals reversed holding state failed rebut respondent prima facie case held based facts bear grand jury discrimination issue statistical disparities county population period summoned grand jury service method jury selection relevant testimony manner selection process implemented proof offered respondent sufficient demonstrate prima facie case intentional discrimination grand jury selection state failed rebut presumption competent evidence pp none evidence record rebutted respondent prima facie case state offered testimony state district judge selected jury commissioners dealing principally selection commissioners instructions given call commissioners testify without evidence method commissioners determined qualifications grand jurors prior statutory time testing qualifications inference explaining disparity reference literacy sound mind moral character criminal record qualifications drawn statistics population whole pp district governing majority theory dispel presumption intentional discrimination many facets human motivation unwise presume matter law human beings one definable group discriminate members group furthermore relevance governing majority elected officials grand jury selection process questionable even governing majority theory general applicability cases kind record case inadequate permit approach pp blackmun delivered opinion brennan white marshall stevens joined marshall filed concurring opinion post burger filed dissenting opinion powell rehnquist joined post stewart filed dissenting opinion post powell filed dissenting opinion burger rehnquist joined post thomas parker beery argued cause filed brief petitioner david hall argued cause respondent brief melvin wulf justice blackmun delivered opinion sole issue presented case whether state texas person petitioner sheriff hidalgo county successfully rebutted respondent prisoner prima facie showing discrimination state grand jury selection process brief petitioner claiming effective rebuttal asserts list grand jurors indicted respondent indicates percent names appearing thereon spanish record indicates jury commissioners grand jurors returned indictment petit jurors judge presiding trial sheriff served notice grand jurors appear spanish surnames brief petitioner prior occasions considered workings texas system grand jury selection see hernandez texas cassell texas akins texas hill texas smith texas texas employs key man system relies jury commissioners select prospective grand jurors community large procedure begins state district judge appointment three five persons serve jury commissioners tex code crim art commissioners shall select less persons citizens different portions county compose list actual grand jury drawn art supp least persons list appear pursuant summons district judge proceeds test qualifications art qualifications set art grand juror must citizen texas county qualified voter county sound mind good moral character literate prior felony conviction pending indictment legal accusation theft felony interrogation oath method specified testing prospective juror qualifications art precise questions asked set art part tracks language art finds jurors meet statutory qualifications impaneled grand jury art ii respondent rodrigo partida indicted march grand jury district hidalgo county crime burglary private residence night intent rape hidalgo one border counties southern texas trial petit jury respondent convicted sentenced eight years custody texas department corrections first raised claim discrimination grand jury selection process motion new trial state district support motion respondent testified general existence discrimination area texas introduced statistics census hidalgo county grand jury records census figures show population hidalgo county bureau census census population characteristics population vol pt table persons spanish language spanish surname totaled table assumption persons spanish language spanish surname figures show county population respondent data compiled hidalgo county grand jury records showed period average percentage grand jurors period district judge impaneled jury indicted respondent charge average percentage list grand jury indicted respondent selected spanish surnamed last set data respondent introduced census illustrated number ways tend underprivileged including incomes less desirable jobs substandard housing lower levels education state offered evidence either attacking respondent allegations discrimination demonstrating statistics unreliable way state district nevertheless denied motion new trial appeal texas criminal appeals affirmed conviction partida state reaching merits claim grand jury discrimination held respondent failed make prima facie case view shown many females served grand juries married men surnames many excused reasons age health legal reasons many listed census met statutory qualifications citizenship literacy sound mind moral character lack criminal record accusation quite beyond uncertainties statistics found impossible believe discrimination directed light many elective positions held county substantial representation recent grand juries essence refused presume discriminate kind exhausting state remedies respondent filed petition habeas corpus federal district alleging denial due process equal protection guaranteed fourteenth amendment gross underrepresentation hidalgo county grand juries hearing state transcript introduced petitioner presented testimony state judge selected jury commissioners compiled list respondent grand jury taken judge first reviewed state grand jury selection process selecting jury commissioners judge stated tried appoint greater number members ethnic groups testified instructed commissioners qualifications grand juror exemptions provided law record silent however regard instructions dealing potential problem discrimination directed identifiable group judge admitted actual results selection process produced grand jury lists representative ethnic balance community app jury commissioners ones position explain apparent substantial underrepresentation provide information actual operation selection process never called basis evidence concluded respondent made bare prima facie case invidious discrimination proof long continued disproportion composition grand juries hidalgo county supp sd tex emphasis original based examination reliability statistics offered respondent however despite lack evidence record justifying inquiry stated prima facie case weak believed census statistics reflect true situation accurately recent changes hidalgo county area impression demographic characteristics community hand recognized texas system grand jury selection highly subjective archaic inefficient factor arguing less tolerance percentage differences balance doubts reliability statistics coupled opinion constituted governing majority county caused conclude prima facie case rebutted governing majority theory distinguished respondent case preceding cases involving similar disparities basis findings dismissed petition appeals fifth circuit reversed agreed district respondent succeeded making prima facie case found however state failed rebut showing governing majority theory contributed little state case absence specific proof explain disparity light state abdication responsibility introduce controverting evidence held respondent entitled prevail granted certiorari consider whether existence governing majority rebut prima facie case discrimination grand jury selection whether state otherwise met burden proof iii long recognized denial equal protection laws try defendant particular race color indictment issued grand jury persons race color solely race color excluded state hernandez texas see alexander louisiana carter jury see also peters kiff plurality opinion dissenting opinion earlier cases involved absolute exclusion identifiable group later cases established principle substantial underrepresentation group constitutes constitutional violation well results purposeful discrimination see turner fouche carter jury supra whitus georgia swain alabama cassell texas recent cases established fact official act unconstitutional solely racially disproportionate impact washington davis see arlington heights metropolitan housing dev nevertheless recognized arlington heights ometimes clear pattern unexplainable grounds race emerges effect state action even governing legislation appears neutral face washington davis application principles jury cases considered also clear cases dealing racial discrimination selection juries systematic exclusion negroes unequal application law show intentional discrimination prima facie case discriminatory purpose may proved well absence negroes particular jury combined failure jury commissioners informed eligible negro jurors community racially selection procedures prima facie case made burden proof shifts state rebut presumption unconstitutional action showing permissible racially neutral selection criteria procedures produced monochromatic result alexander louisiana thus order show equal protection violation occurred context grand jury selection defendant must show procedure employed resulted substantial underrepresentation race identifiable group belongs first step establish group one recognizable distinct class singled different treatment laws written applied hernandez texas next degree underrepresentation must proved comparing proportion group total population proportion called serve grand jurors significant period time see norris alabama method proof sometimes called rule exclusion held available method proving discrimination jury selection delineated class hernandez texas finally noted selection procedure susceptible abuse racially neutral supports presumption discrimination raised statistical showing washington davis alexander louisiana defendant shown substantial underrepresentation group made prima facie case discriminatory purpose burden shifts state rebut case case longer open dispute clearly identifiable class see hernandez texas supra cf white regester statistics introduced respondent census illustrate disadvantages group subject additionally alexander louisiana selection procedure racially neutral respect spanish surnames easily identifiable race questionnaires alexander notations card colors whitus georgia supra avery georgia disparity proved census statistics showed population county period persons summoned grand jury service difference greater found significant turner fouche negroes general population grand jury lists since state presented evidence showing period reliable take relevant base comparison mathematical disparities accepted adequate prima facie case within range presented example whitus georgia number negroes listed tax digest amounted taxpayers grand jury venire disparity held sufficient make prima facie case discrimination see sims georgia tax lists grand jury lists jones georgia tax lists jury list agree district appeals proof case enough establish prima facie case discrimination hidalgo county grand jury selection supporting conclusion fact texas system selecting grand jurors highly subjective facial constitutionality system course accepted see carter jury akins texas smith texas nevertheless noted system susceptible abuse applied see hernandez texas additionally noted persons spanish surnames readily identifiable showing made respondent therefore shifted burden proof state dispel inference intentional discrimination inexplicably state introduced practically evidence testimony state district judge dealt principally selection jury commissioners instructions given commissioners called testify case swain alabama illustrates potential usefulness testimony sets detail procedures followed commissioners opinion texas criminal appeals particularly revealing lack rebuttal evidence record many listed census figures names citizens state south side rio grande many migrant workers residents hidalgo county many illiterate read write many sound mind good moral character many convicted felony indictment legal accusation theft felony none facts appear record emphasis added light holding respondent proved prima facie case discrimination rebutted evidence presently record consider whether district governing majority theory filled evidentiary gap view dispel presumption purposeful discrimination circumstances case many facets human motivation unwise presume matter law human beings one definable group discriminate members group indeed even dissent justice powell suggest presumption appropriate see post problem complex one widely differing views held somewhat precipitate take judicial notice one view another basis record barren furthermore relevance governing majority elected officials grand jury selection process questionable fact certain elected officials demonstrates nothing motivations methods grand jury commissioners select persons grand jury lists arguably relevant fact record issue three five jury commissioners respondent case knowing forced rely reasoning rejected human beings discriminate kind order find presumption purposeful discrimination rebutted without benefit simple behavioral presumption discriminatory intent rebutted evidence record way commissioners operated reasons state burden supply evidence respondent established prima facie case state failure regard leaves unchallenged respondent proof purposeful discrimination finally even governing majority theory general applicability cases kind inadequacy record case permit approach among evidentiary deficiencies lack indication long enjoyed governing majority status absence information relative power inherent elective offices held uncertain relevance general political power specific issue case even recent time period presumably political power greatest discrepancy number total population number grand jury lists substantial thus facts presented case governing majority theory developed fully enough satisfy state burden rebuttal iv rather relying approach jury discrimination question faintly defined governing majority theory record prefer look facts bear issue statistical disparities method selection relevant testimony manner selection process implemented standard proof offered respondent sufficient demonstrate prima facie case discrimination grand jury selection since state failed rebut presumption purposeful discrimination competent testimony despite two opportunities affirm appeals holding denial equal protection law grand jury selection process respondent case ordered footnotes principal state mode juror selection random method similar used federal system see see generally sperlich jaspovice grand juries grand jurors constitution hastings const time period covered case statute amended omit requirement commissioners freeholders county tex laws change bearing issues us prior law directed commissioners select sixteen men legislature amended statute year substitute words twenty persons sixteen men tex laws law amended provide present range persons tex laws changes number persons required list account jump grand jury list statistics set forth infra state courts federal courts habeas state argued respondent challenge timely raised matter state procedure therefore waived complaint kind might since texas courts considered claim merits however free see coleman alabama cf francis henderson furthermore petitioner abandoned waiver point petition certiorari purposes terms used synonyms census designation persons spanish language spanish surname persons spanish language include whose mother tongue spanish persons families head household spouse reported spanish mother tongue persons spanish surname census uses term determined reference list spanish surnames compiled immigration naturalization service texas social economic characteristics presented persons spanish language combined persons spanish surname census reports bureau census census population characteristics population vol pt app oral argument counsel petitioner appears suggested presence illegal aliens spanish surnames might inflate percentage county population tr oral arg agree presence noncitizens makes practical difference table census breaks people composed total county population three groups native native parentage native foreign parentage foreign born persons assumption noncitizenship logically sustainable foreign born even probable naturalized citizens furthermore persons foreign born category persons excluded population county total becomes assuming every person counted person assumption favors state total number reduced using adjusted figures constitute county population figure thus negligibly smaller one used throughout litigation consistency shall continue refer population figures entire county particularly since state shown figures unreliable statistics grand jury composition organized follows year persons av spanish percentage grand jury list surnamed per list spanish surnamed persons summoned serve grand jurors period spanish surnamed see table showing hidalgo county grand jury panels app oral argument counsel petitioner suggested data regarding educational background explained discrepancy percentage total population percentage grand jury lists tr oral arg variety reasons accept suggestion first texas method selecting grand jurors qualifications tested persons list appear district prior time assuming unbiased selection procedure persons educational characteristics appear list jury commissioners actually exercised means winnowing lacked ability read write incumbent state call commissioners explain done absence evidence record effect shall assume people excluded grand jury service illiterate second difficult draw valid inferences raw census data since data incomplete places definition literacy undoubtedly subject dispute event state failure discuss literacy problem point prior oral argument compounds difficulties one gap data occurs respect younger persons jury pool census reports educational background cover years age yet age limitation eligibility grand jury service qualification vote tex code crim art supp period census figures apply person became qualified vote age tex elec code art art amended give franchise persons tex laws improbable educational characteristics persons younger age group prove favorable finally even assuming statistics persons age sufficiently representative useful significant discrepancy still exists number people level representation grand jury lists table census shows total persons age group schooling data standard metropolitan statistical area smsa identical hidalgo county table shows persons group schooling means persons races ethnic groups schooling translated percentages persons schooling others schooling means persons schooling others schooling persons thus represent schooling others figure still creates significant disparity compared representation grand juries shown period involved suggestion made dissenting opinion chief justice post reliance eligible population figures allowance literacy defeat respondent prima facie showing discrimination disparity age schooling represented grand jury venires takes chief justice concerns account statistical analysis described detail infra indicates discrepancy significant one assumes constitute jury pool detailed calculation reveals likelihood substantial discrepancy occur chance less prefer rely disparity however since many implicit assumptions analysis consider inappropriate us appellate tribunal undertake kind inquiry without record assumptions tested rest instead fact record show way educational characteristics taken account compilation grand jury lists since procedure established state provides literacy tested group summoned noted foreman grand jury indicted respondent summoned serve spanish surnames seven members petit jury convicted addition state judge presided trial number elected officials county federal district judge observed state judge testimony selection process grand jurors hidalgo county typically resulted progressive reduction number involved stage see alexander louisiana example said jury commissioners jury panel might actual grand jury speculated reason might cultural app suggested actual discrimination operating might economic jury commissioners higher classes tended select prospective jurors among peers consequently number disproportionately low since concentrated lower end economic scale find unnecessary decide whether showing simple economic discrimination enough make prima facie case absence evidence since case us cf thiel southern pacific cases holding unconstitutional discriminatory selection procedures grand jury context include alexander louisiana supra arnold north carolina eubanks louisiana reece georgia cassell texas hill texas smith texas pierre louisiana rogers alabama carter texas bush kentucky idea behind rule exclusion complex disparity sufficiently large unlikely due solely chance accident absence evidence contrary one must conclude racial factors entered selection process see arlington heights metropolitan housing dev washington davis eubanks louisiana smith texas cf infra dissenters argue subjectivity system cuts favor state control selection process members class person claiming discrimination fact remains however class respondent belongs substantially underrepresented grand jury lists hidalgo county dissenters argument another aspect governing majority theory see part infra circumstances presented case theory dispel presumption purposeful discrimination created combined force statistical showing highly subjective method selection since census compile separate statistics persons impossible ascertain whether percentage county changed appreciably period time issue therefore forced rely assumption figure remained constant statistical analysis grand jury lists tenure state district judge selected commissioners respondent case reveals significant disparity existed time period well see infra thus district assumption reference shorter time period show prima facie case discrimination proved unwarranted jurors drawn randomly general population number sample modeled binomial distribution see finkelstein application statistical decision theory jury discrimination cases harv rev see generally hoel introduction mathematical statistics ed mosteller rourke thomas probability statistical applications ed given population expected number among persons summoned serve grand jurors period approximately observed number course given drawing fluctuation expected number predicted important point however statistical model shows results random drawing likely fall vicinity expected value see mosteller rourke thomas supra measure predicted fluctuations expected value standard deviation defined binomial distribution square root product total number sample times probability selecting times probability selecting thus case standard deviation approximately general rule large samples difference expected value observed number greater two three standard deviation hypothesis jury drawing random suspect social scientist data reflect difference expected observed number approximately standard deviations detailed calculation reveals likelihood substantial departure expected value occur chance less data period state district judge supervised selection process similarly support inference exclusion occur chance persons called serve grand jurors expected representation approximately standard deviation calculated binomial model approximately six discrepancy expected observed values standard deviations detailed calculation shows likelihood drawing chance negligible less said random selection methods similar federal system probably avoid potential abuse found system see sperlich jaspovice supra say course simple protestation commissioner racial considerations played part selection enough kind testimony found insufficient several occasions alexander louisiana hernandez texas norris alabama neither state entitled rely presumption officials discharged sworn duties rebut case discrimination jones georgia case majority practicing benevolent discrimination favor traditionally disfavored minority although situation illustrates motivations immediately obvious might enter discrimination one kind justice marshall concurring join fully justice blackmun sensitive opinion feel compelled write separately however express profound disagreement views expressed justice powell dissent brother powell observes post three categories evidence case bear ultimate question whether respondent demonstrated preponderance evidence state deliberately systematically den ied members respondent class right participate jurors administration justice post quoting alexander louisiana first statistical evidence evidence reveals least years grossly underrepresented grand juries hidalgo county justice blackmun demonstrates ante impossible sizable disparity produced chance statistical evidence least supports inference discriminated choice grand jurors second testimony concerning grand jury selection system employed case testimony indicates commissioners constructed grand jury panels ample opportunity discriminate since selection system entirely discretionary since persons readily identified indeed years recognized potential abuse inherent texas grand jury selection plan see smith texas hill texas cassell texas hernandez texas thus testimony concerning selection system buttresses inference purposeful discrimination suggested statistics every case aware evidence showed statistical disparity discretionary selection procedures found prima facie case discrimination established required state explain ostensibly neutral selection procedures produced nonneutral results line cases begins decision almost century ago neal delaware extends recent decision alexander louisiana supra yet brother powell us conclude evidence insufficient establish purposeful discrimination even though explanation offered marked underrepresentation hidalgo county grand juries sole basis justice powell conclusion lies third category evidence presented proof political dominance control majority hidalgo county post like district appears assume without basis record indeed members minority groups inclination assure fairness members group post although concedes possibility minority group members violate inclination see post apparently regards possibility theoretical real thus reject inference purposeful discrimination absent alternative explanation disparate results emphatically disagree first place justice powell assumptions human nature plausible may sound fly face great deal social science theory research social scientists agree members minority groups frequently respond discrimination prejudice attempting disassociate group even point adopting majority negative attitudes towards minority behavior occurs particular frequency among members minority groups achieved measure economic political success thereby gained acceptability among dominant group even brother powell behavioral assumptions valid still agree making foundation constitutional ruling seems especially reviewing claims intentional discrimination solemn responsibility avoid basing decisions broad generalizations concerning minority groups history taught us anything danger relying stereotypes question decision treat particular grand jury commissioners hidalgo county acted reliable way answer question said many times state produce testimony concerning manner selection process operated state failed respondent established prima facie case discrimination join opinion affirming appeals see also norris alabama hale kentucky pierre louisiana smith texas hill texas patton mississippi cassell texas hernandez texas eubanks louisiana arnold north carolina whitus georgia jones georgia sims georgia turner fouche akins texas statistical evidence involved two grand jury panels swain alabama statistical disparity small methods selection explained allport nature prejudice rose negro morale simpson yinger racial cultural minorities ed bettelheim individual mass behavior extreme situations abnormal social psych cf brown board education noting impact sense self de jure segregation schools frazier black bourgeoisie simpson yinger supra kardiner ovesey mark oppression lewin among jews contemporary jewish record norris alabama supra pierre louisiana supra alexander louisiana chief justice burger justice powell justice rehnquist join dissenting addition views expressed justice powell dissent identify one flaw opinion majority characterizes prima facie case discrimination simply decisions suggest common sense demands eligible population statistics gross population figures provide relevant starting point alexander louisiana example opinion justice white looked proportion blacks eligible population emphasis supplied failure produce evidence relating eligible population hidalgo county undermines respondent claim statistical disparity existed first instance particularly substantial numbers members identifiable class actually served grand jury panels burden rightly rests upon challenger show meaningful statistical disparity presumption constitutionality attaching state procedures even greater force circumstances presented exactly members grand jury list challenged respondent members allegedly excluded class previously called upon deal length sort statistics required persons challenging grand jury selection system reason prior cases little doubt members identifiable minority groups excluded large numbers alexander louisiana supra challenger venire included one member identifiable class grand jury indicted none turner fouche jones georgia sims georgia whitus georgia best token inclusion negroes grand jury lists case us contrast involves neither tokenism absolute exclusion rather state used selection system resulting inclusion large numbers citizens grand jury lists situation particularly incumbent respondent adduce precise statistics demonstrating significant disparity respondent obligated demonstrate disproportionately large numbers eligible individuals excluded systematically grand jury service respondent offered evidence whatever respect therefore established meaningful case discrimination prima facie otherwise contrast respondent approach opinion accepts without analysis census bureau statistics demonstrate adults hidalgo county respondent implies spanish surnamed outset therefore respondent gross population figures manifestly overinclusive beginning respondent offered evidence whatever respect basic qualifications grand jury service statistics relied opinion suggest persons age hidalgo county schooling ante since one requirement grand jurors texas literacy english language approximately likely disqualified ground alone reliance respondent overbroad statistics sole defect previously noted members respondent grand jury list bore surnames grand jury lists time respondent indictment march predominantly thus respect september grand jury list prospective grand jurors january term since respondent indicted appears truly representative grand jury mechanical use hidalgo county practices years earlier seems entirely indefensible know record know whether respondent gross population figures served basis establishing disparity complained case applicability period prior accordingly know figures may totally inaccurate prior years apparent disparity alleged respondent increased improperly therefore disagree assumption respondent established prima facie case implicit approval respondent method showing allegedly disproportionate impact hidalgo county selection system upon burden establishing prima facie case obviously rested respondent produce patently overinclusive figures thereby seek shift burden state cf ante rather prima facie case established challenger shows disparity percentage minority persons eligible population percentage minority individuals grand jury indeed judge reynaldo garza case referred hidalgo county rapidly changing experiencing rapid growth justice stewart dissenting view findings district case said clearly erroneous fed rule civ proc gypsum given findings constitutional violation selection grand jury indicted respondent upon basis reverse judgment appeals add substantial agreement dissenting opinions chief justice justice powell clearly erroneous standard applies review facts found district habeas corpus proceeding wade mayo justice powell chief justice justice rehnquist join dissenting evidence relevant issue discrimination case falls three categories first statistical evidence introduced respondent state federal proceedings shows majority hidalgo county proportionately represented grand jury lists second testimony state trial judge outlining texas grand jury selection system operated case third facts judicially noticed district respect political dominance control majority hidalgo county today considers dispositive lack proportional representation grand jury lists county occurred jurors selected population wholly random one may agree disproportion occur chance without agreeing resulted purposeful invidious discrimination view circumstances unique case fully support district finding statistical disparity basis today decision likely stemmed neutral causes intent discriminate holds criminal defendant may demonstrate violation equal protection clause merely showing procedure selecting grand jurors resulted substantial underrepresentation race identifiable group belongs ante holding blurs traditional constitutional distinctions grand petit juries misapplies equal protection analysis mandated recent decisions fifth amendment right grand jury apply state prosecution hurtado california state defendant complain state forgoes institution grand jury proceeds instead prosecutorial information many prefer see gerstein pugh nevertheless state chooses proceed grand jury must proceed within constraints imposed equal protection clause fourteenth amendment thus line cases beginning strauder west virginia held criminal defendant denied equal protection law result purposeful discrimination members race excluded jury service see alexander louisiana carter jury cassell texas akins texas points right applicable purposeful discrimination results substantial rather total exclusion members defendant class see turner fouche state defendant right grand jury reflects fair community right representative grand jury federal right derives requirement equal protection fifth amendment explicit requirement grand jury right similar right applicable state proceedings representative petit jury sixth amendment see taylor louisiana extent fifth sixth amendments applicable defendant need show jury selection procedure systematically exclude distinctive groups community thereby fail reasonably representative thereof state case challenge grand jury fourteenth amendment applies defendant burden proving violation equal protection clause proof discriminatory intent case explicitly mandated recent decisions washington davis arlington heights metropolitan housing dev arlington heights said decision last term washington davis made clear official action held unconstitutional solely results racially disproportionate impact disproportionate impact irrelevant sole touchstone invidious racial discrimination proof racially discriminatory intent purpose required show violation equal protection clause determining whether invidious discriminatory purpose motivating factor demands sensitive inquiry circumstantial direct evidence intent may available impact official action whether bears heavily one race washington davis supra may provide important starting point sometimes clear pattern unexplainable grounds race emerges effect state action even governing legislation appears neutral face yick wo hopkins guinn lane wilson gomillion lightfoot evidentiary inquiry relatively easy cases rare absent pattern stark gomillion yick wo impact alone determinative must look evidence footnotes omitted never announced mathematical standards demonstration systematic exclusion blacks rather emphasized factual inquiry necessary case takes account possible explanatory factors progressive decimation potential negro grand jurors indeed striking rest conclusion petitioner demonstrated prima facie case invidious racial discrimination statistical improbability alone selection procedures racially neutral considered together davis arlington heights alexander make clear statistical evidence showing underrepresentation population group grand jury lists considered light circumstantial direct evidence intent may available arlington heights case following critical facts beyond dispute judge appointed jury commissioners later presided respondent trial three five jury commissioners members grand jury array grand jurors returned indictment including foreman petit jurors returned verdict guilt year respondent indicted persons grand jury list addition majority elected officials hidalgo county majority judges positions power influence held surprising community population emphasized district judge garza able jurist presided habeas proceedings district case unique every jury discrimination case reaching involved situation governing majority resulting power jury selection process held white electorate white officials significant fact case ignored opinion majority jury commissioners jury commission body vested texas law authority select grand jurors texas selection system noted ante jury commission opportunity identify advance potential jurors spanish surnames circumstances control selection jurors political process rational inferences basic facts democratic society render improbable respondent claim intent discriminate judge garza observed people charge choose want unlikely discriminate supp individuals likely discriminate favor share identifiable attributes premise underlies cases recognizing criminal defendant personal right fourteenth amendment members class excluded jury service discriminatory exclusion members defendant class viewed unfairly excluding persons may inclined favor defendant see strauder west virginia perceived likelihood jurors favor defendants class reason suppose jury selection process systematically excluded persons certain race basis legitimate complaint criminal defendants race individuals excluded jury service personal right complain akins texas apparently negro jury commission jury panel emphasized high threshold proof required brand officers discriminatory intent allegation discriminatory practices selecting grand jury panel challenges essential element proper judicial procedure requirement fairness part judicial arm government dealing persons charged criminal offenses lightly concluded officers courts disregard accepted standard justice matters little case whether judicially noticeable facts composition grand jury commission viewed defeating respondent prima facie case outset rebutting established statistical evidence significance prima facie case limited effect shifting burden going forward state state produced evidence either presenting proof calling attention facts subject judicial notice question whether evidence record sufficient demonstrate deliberate systematic discrimination jury selection process respondent produced statistics showing substantially represented grand jury lists represented numbers proportionate share total population state responded presenting testimony judge appointed grand jury commissioners facts presence majority elective positions county entered record judicial notice testimony together facts noted district sufficed satisfy state burden production even assuming respondent evidence sufficient give rise burden accordingly close evidence question district whether respondent demonstrated preponderance evidence state deliberately systematically den ied members respondent class right participate jurors administration justice alexander district found judge jury commissioners intentionally discriminated least finding clearly erroneous labels inexplicable state introduced testimony state trial judge ante perhaps state fairly may faulted presenting evidence today decision one may doubt whether many lawyers familiar cases thought respondent statistics circumstances case prevailing hidalgo county even arguably sufficient establish deliberate systematic discrimination sense unreality justices washington decide solely basis inferences statistics control levers power remote border county manipulating discriminate contrast judges scene state judge appointed jury commissioners presided respondent trial district judge familiar community perceived basis respondent claim invidious discrimination seems today rejecting district finding discrimination took place erred grievously reinstate judgment district strong case may made claims grand jury discrimination cognizable federal habeas corpus stone powell stone held state provided opportunity full fair litigation fourth amendment claim state prisoner may granted federal habeas corpus relief ground evidence obtained unconstitutional search seizure introduced trial footnotes omitted unlike prisoner stone complain conviction rested evidence tainted fourth amendment violations ask new trial evidence excluded prisoner case challenges moot determination grand jury sufficient cause proceed trial points flaw trial stone incremental benefit extending habeas corpus means correcting unconstitutional grand jury selection procedures might viewed outweighed acknowledged costs values vital rational system criminal justice ibid issue addressed briefed argued inappropriate resolve case may nondiscriminatory methods selection time result representative grand jury see carter jury fourteenth amendment mandate result nothing prevent state example seeking assure informed decisionmaking requiring grand jurors lawyers familiar criminal law requirement result substantial underrepresentation grand juries segments community areas state fourteenth amendment render selection process unconstitutional although davis arlington heights make clear proof discriminatory intent required proof impact effect alone sufficient recognize arlington heights lesser burden may appropriate context jury selection nature task permitted finding constitutional violation even statistical pattern approach extremes yick wo gomillion one illustration cited turner fouche turner statistical evidence showed negroes constituted general population included grand jury list found disparity figures insubstantial foreclose corrective action federal view statistics isolation turner criminal case involved instead georgia peculiar system appointing county board education circuit judge appointed jury commissioners turn selected grand jury grand jury turn selected board education every layer system white citizens total control even though students county schools negro every white pupil transferred elsewhere members board education white members jury commission district found suit instituted negroes systematically excluded grand juries token inclusion background pervasive discrimination found even new grand jury list negro representation product continued purposeful discrimination contrast carter jury supra isolated proof years negro appointed jury commission predominantly negro county found insufficient standing alone establish discriminatory intent reliance opportunity discrimination noted alexander ante clearly misplaced held repeatedly texas system selecting grand jurors use jury commissioners fair face capable utilized without discrimination hernandez texas accord smith texas subjectivity selection system cuts favor state control selection process members class person claiming discrimination see text infra apart alexander turner see supra sustained claims grand jury discrimination two situations cases involve total exclusion minorities participation grand juries reece georgia negro jurors years hernandez texas supra jurors years patton mississippi negro jurors years hill texas negro grand jurors years pierre louisiana negro grand jurors years hale kentucky negro jurors norris alabama negro jurors long number years rogers alabama negro jurors carter texas negro jurors bush kentucky negro jurors neal delaware negro jurors strauder west virginia negro jurors remainder cases involve severe limitation minority participation token inclusion sims georgia negroes constituting taxpayers limited grand jury list jones georgia negroes constituting taxpayers limited jury list whitus georgia negroes constituting taxpayers limited grand jury venire arnold north carolina one negro juror years eubanks louisiana one negro juror years cassell texas limitation one negro juror panel smith texas supra five negro grand jurors period district noted number grand jury might higher inability sheriff locate four original members array supp texas law grand jurors must concur indictment presented tex code crim art suggest course mere fact constitute majority hidalgo county dispositive many communities virtue historical reasons majority population may able particular time control significantly influence political decisions way system operates see turner fouche one contend seriously hidalgo county community classic situation minority group may suffer discrimination community relegated position political powerlessness san antonio school dist rodriguez politically powerless majoritarian political element community demonstrated capability elect protect suggest persons positions power never shown discriminated members ethnic racial group hold respondent statistical evidence without insufficient prove claim discrimination case agree justice marshall ante stereotypes concerning identifiable classes society place decisions reason consider inappropriate characterize majority hidalgo county minority group basis suggest may adopt ed majority negative attitudes towards minority ante type speculation illustrates lengths one must go buttress holding purposeful discrimination otherwise based solely lack proportional representation nothing case remotely resembles stark discrimination gomillion lightfoot yick wo hopkins statistics case approach degree exclusion characterized cases previously found grand jury discrimination see supra case year respondent indicted persons grand jury lists ante preoccupation disparity representation total population grand jury lists loses sight constitutional standard respondent right proportional representation carter jury right require state deliberately systematically deny right participate jurors administration justice alexander