444 U.S. 990
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 1979
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1979-12-10
Applies TX PE § 12.31
Relies on Witherspoon v. Illinois
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Decided 1979-12-10
Cited by 747 later decisions (4 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 2024 · most notably Adams v. Texas (1980), Mohasco Corp. v. Silver (1980)
350 federal appellate · 25 district · 85 state decisions — followed in 28 states
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¶1Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the questions presented by the Court:
¶2(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?