Blauvelt v. Holman’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““As to the contention that Blauvelt now presents which relates to the systematic exclusion of members of the Negro race from juries of Sumter County prior to- and at the time of the proceedings which resulted in his present incarceration, the record, as now presented in this case,, reflects that Blauvelt has not fairly and' squarely presented this issue to the courts-of the State of Alabama as he is required to do under § 2254, Title 28, United States Code. Furthermore, as to this, issue, it affirmatively appears in this, case that Blauvelt, a member of the-Caucasian race, was fairly and adequately represented by counsel during the entire proceeding that resulted in his present incarceration. His counsel were competent and adequately and fairly represented him. The proceeding that resulted in his present incarceration included a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree, with the plea being entered by Blauvelt intelligently and with agreement by his counsel and his mother. This-agreement further involved the additional' provision that he would upon said plea, of guilty receive a sentence of forty years. The jury followed to the letter the agreement as made by Blauvelt, his-counsel, his mother and the prosecuting attorney. It follows, therefore, that this. petitioner was not deprived of any of his constitutional rights by reason of the proceeding which resulted in his present incarceration. In addition to the foregoing reasons, the record in this case reflects that Blauvel”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 43 Ala. App. 326 - Philpot v. State

2. ““ * * * In addition to these reasons, the record in this case affirmatively reflects that Blauvelt was not a member of the group that he contends was systematically excluded in selecting the grand and petit jurors which were used by the State of Alabama in Sumter County, Alabama, prior to and at the time of the proceeding of which he complains. He has no standing, therefore, to raise the issue of ‘systematic exclusion of Negroes from the grand and petit juries of Sumter County, Alabama’ upon the ground that he, a white man — as was stipulated upon the pretrial of this case— was denied his constitutional rights by reason of said exclusion. Bailey v. Henslee, 8 Cir., 264 F.2d 744 ; Hollis v. Ellis, D.C., 201 F.Supp. 616 .” Blauvelt v. Holman, D.C., 237 F.Supp. 385, 387 (1964).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Philpot v. State