Carlton Joyner v. William Leroy Barnes. Carlton Joyner

Summary

This dissent from the denial of certiorari argues the Court should review two Fourth Circuit cases where state court rulings on juror misconduct were deemed unreasonable. Justice Thomas asserts the Court of Appeals improperly relied on its own precedents to define the matter pending before the jury under Remmer v. United States. Justice Thomas, dissenting, would have granted certiorari to correct this error regarding federal habeas review standards.