Mark Baird v. Rob Bonta

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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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