Ham v. South Carolina

Supreme Court

Ham v. South Carolina

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

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedJanuary 24, 1972

DocketNo. 71-5139

StatusPublished

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

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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?”

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404 U.S. 1057, 92 S. Ct. 744, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/ham-v-south-carolina-scotus-1972.