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State v. Windsor

Citations

  • 316 N.W.2d 684
  • 1982 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1348

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating the underlying purpose of voir dire is “to secure a fair and impartial jury”
  • applying an abuse-of-discretion standard when the defendant claimed the court improperly restricted voir ■ dire questioning and interjected its own comments
  • finding the presumption of prejudice is overcome by showing that the same evidence came into the record at another time
  • announcing “[v]oir dire is not designed for educating jurors on the law or for persuading them on the merits of the case”
  • finding a defendant’s judicial bias challenge was not preserved for review where the defendant failed to timely object
  • inquiry required in any case \in which a reasonable possibility exists that the verdict might be affected by racial prejudice\

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Judges: Reynoldson, Le-Grand, Uhlenhopp, McCormick, McGiverin

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