Supreme Court· 11/13/1989

In re Sparks

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493 U.S. 963
110 S. Ct. 419

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holding that results of polygraph test proffered by defendant were inadmissable at the guilt phase and the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial
holding term \deliberately\ sufficiently clear to permit jury to decide the first Texas capital sentencing special issue
potential jurors who indicate they would automatically vote for the death penalty for every eligible defendant must be excluded when challenged for cause
\A veniremember who believes that the death penalty should automatically be imposed in every capital case should be excused.\
potential jurors who indicated they would automatically vote for death penalty for every eligible defendant must be excluded *Page 476 when challenged for cause

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