Biased jury panels
Glee v. Comerford
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Damontrio Glee asks the Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit’s denial of permission to appeal his claim that his trial lawyer should have sought removal of the jury panel and a full hearing about alleged juror comments and hallway conversations.
- What's at stake
- The Court has not ruled on Glee’s claims about the jury or his trial lawyer.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a conference, but that is not a decision to hear the case.
The Eleventh Circuit’s decision concerned whether Glee could appeal his claims, not whether the claims were true.
Question presented
WHETHER A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY WAS WRONGFULLY DENIED BY THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT AS TO THE ISSUE OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF TRIAL COUNSEL FOR FAILING TO MOVE TO STRIKE THE ENTIRE VENIRE PANELFOR THE FOLLOWNG REASONS: 1) AFTER ONE OF THE JURORS MADE COMMENTS THAT TAINTED THE ENTIRE PANEL, THEN THREE UNIDENTIFIED JURORS VERBALLY AGREED WITH THAT PANEL MEMBER ON THE RECORD; 2) T H ER E WA S A H A L LWA Y I NC I DEN T OV ERH EA RD BY SEV ER A L IN DI V I DUA LS IN VOLV ING EMPA NELED JURORS M A KING NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEFENDANTS; THE FAILURE OF THE TRIAL COURT TO HOLD A PROPER REMMER HEARING CONCERNING THE HALLWAY CONVERSATIONS; 3) TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO INSIST ON A FULL AND FAIR REMMER HEARING AND FOR FAILING TOPRODUCE ALL WITNESSES TO THE HALLWAY CONVERSATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE TRIAL COURT AND FOR FAILING TO MOVE TO STRIKE THE ENTIRE VENIRE PANEL?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. It was distributed for a Dec. 4, 2026 conference, but that does not guarantee an order or a decision date.
Documents
Docket activity
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
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Brief added: Petition
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.