United States v. Paul T. Hill (83-5587), Roscoe M. Hill (83-5588)

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• holding, where specific request is made, court’s failure to ask questions of prospective jurors regarding their understanding and ability to apply instructions on burden of proof and presumption of innocence is reversible error
• qualification as juror turned on whether venire panelist “could accord the defendants the presumption of innocence and the requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt...”

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