Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Jordan v. Arizona
438 U.S. 911
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-07-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “ ‘[t]he state must prove, and the jury must find, that the killing was purposely done’ ”
- “a careful and searching voir dire provides the best test of whether prejudicial pretrial publicity has prevented obtaining a fair and impartial jury”
- defense agreed to closure that “was primarily for the benefit of the defense”
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Sup. Ct. Ariz. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgment vacated insofar as it leaves undisturbed the death