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Adams v. Texas

444 U.S. 990, 100 S. Ct. 519, 62 L. Ed. 2d 419, 1979 U.S. LEXIS 4045
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedDecember 10, 1979
DocketNo. 79-5175
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Adams v. Texas, 444 U.S. 990, 100 S. Ct. 519, 62 L. Ed. 2d 419, 1979 U.S. LEXIS 4045 (1979).

Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the questions presented by the Court:

(1) Is the doctrine of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510, applicable to the bifurcated procedure employed by Texas in capital cases? (2) If so, did the exclusion from jury service in the present case of prospective jurors pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 12.31 (b) violate the doctrine of Witherspoon v. Illinois, supra?

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444 U.S. 990, 100 S. Ct. 519, 62 L. Ed. 2d 419, 1979 U.S. LEXIS 4045, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/adams-v-texas-scotus-1979.