Ham v. South Carolina

Supreme Court

Ham v. South Carolina

404 U.S. 1057, 92 S. Ct. 744

Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Ham v. South Carolina. Read the opinion of the Court — 409 U.S. 524 →

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided January 24, 1972·No. No. 71-5139·Published

Opinion

Sup. Ct. S. C. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1, presented by the petition, which reads as follows:

“1. Whether the trial judge’s refusal to examine the jurors on voir dire as to whether petitioner’s race or pretrial publicity would affect their ability to render a fair verdict violated petitioner’s right to an impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution?”

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Sup. Ct. S. C. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1, presented by the petition, which reads as follows:

“1. Whether the trial judge’s refusal to examine the jurors on voir dire as to whether petitioner’s race or pretrial publicity would affect their ability to render a fair verdict violated petitioner’s right to an impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution?”

Ham v. South Carolina, 404 U.S. 1057, 92 S. Ct. 744 (1972).

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