No. 17-6075October Term 2017Decided Jan 8, 2018
Docket 17-6075October Term 2017 (2017–2018)
Keith Tharpe, Petitioner v. Eric Sellers, Warden
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jan 8, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJan 8, 2018
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Should a capital case be reopened in light of a juror's racially discriminatory statements made after the petitioner's capital murder trial, providing sufficient evidence in the record for the trial court to conclude that racial animus had influenced the jury's conviction and imposition of the death sentence?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Jan 8, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided January 8, 2018
The Court released its decision on January 8, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 3, 2026
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