Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Adams v. Texas
444 U.S. 990
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1979-12-10
- Topic
- general
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted.
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Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the questions presented by the Court:
(1) Is the doctrine of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, applicable to the bifurcated procedure employed by Texas in capital cases? (2) If so, did the exclusion from jury service in the present case of prospective jurors pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 12.31 (b) violate the doctrine of Witherspoon v. Illinois, supra?