Fifth Circuit· 2/13/1976

United States v. Nell

Citations

526 F.2d 1223
1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12846

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recognizing that juror bias can come to light in two ways: “by express admission or by proof of specific facts showing such a close connection to the circumstances at hand that bias must be presumed”
providing a for-cause challenge to a venireperson that “has a bias or prejudice in favor of or against the defendant”
juror belonged to a labor union that had fought with the union victimized by the defendant
one juror disliked unions and never said he could be impartial; the other juror had quarrelled with the union involved in the trial
“[T]he principal way this right [to an impartial jury] is implemented is through the system of challenges exercised during the voir dire of prospective jurors.”
“[T]he principal way this right [to an impartial jury] is implemented is through the system of challenges exercised during the voir dire of prospective jurors.”

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Judges: Dyer, Gewin, Goldberg

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