Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/1/1981

Commonwealth v. Sanders

Citations

421 N.E.2d 436
383 Mass. 637
1981 Mass. LEXIS 1290

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questioning along this line ‘‘‘may activate latent racial bias in certain prospective jurors or may insult others without uncovering evidence of bias in hard-core bigots who refuse to acknowledge their prejudice’ ’’
questioning along this line \ 'may activate latent racial bias in certain prospective jurors or may insult others without uncovering evidence of bias in hard-core bigots who refuse to acknowledge their prejudice' \
questioning along this line \ ‘may activate latent racial bias in certain prospective jurors or may insult others without uncovering evidence of bias in hard-core bigots who refuse to acknowledge their prejudice’\
when a defendant moves to interrogate prospective jurors as to possible prejudice, the trial judge should grant the motion
prospectively requiring individual juror voir dire on subject of racial prejudice in cases involving interracial rape
individual interrogation of jurors, when requested, required in cases of interracial rape

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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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