Thomas v. Madison
Petition for certiorari denied on November 12, 2012
Issue: Whether, when a state court cites and applies the correct standard from Batson v. Kentucky for assessing whether a petitioner has established a prima facie case of discrimination in jury selection, the court’s use of other terminology in a sentence
addressing a distinct point render its Batson analysis “contrary to” this Court’s precedent for the purposes of determining whether the
federal courts must defer to the state adjudication under 28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(1).
