Supreme Court· 1/17/1973
Ham v. South Carolina
Citations
- 409 U.S. 524
- 93 S. Ct. 848
- 35 L. Ed. 2d 46
- 1973 U.S. LEXIS 115
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- holding that voir dire on race was constitutionally required where defendant, a civil rights activist, claimed that he had been framed because of his race
- concluding that the defendant’s right to due process was violated by the state court’s refusal to permit questioning about racial bias
- concluding that voir dire on racial prejudice was constitutionally required when a black civil rights activist believed he was being framed by law enforcement
- holding that inquiry into jurors' attitudes towards race was constitutionally mandated when the accused claimed that he was framed in retaliation for his civil rights activities
- recognizing “the traditionally broad discretion accorded to the trial judge in conducting voir dire . . .”
- recognizing \the traditionally broad discretion accorded to the trial judge in conducting voir dire . . .\
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Judges: Rehnquist, Burgek, Brennan, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell, Douglas, Marshall
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