Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Jordan v. Arizona

98 S. Ct. 3138

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-07-03
Topic
general

“ ‘[t]he state must prove, and the jury must find, that the killing was purposely done’ ” | “ ‘[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” | only as to death penalty

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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 *912 penalty imposed, and case remanded for further proceedings. See Lockett v. Ohio, ante, p. 586.