Wainwright v. Witt
- Decided
- January 21, 1985
- Docket
- 83-1427
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that a trial judge’s decision to exclude jurors based upon their views of capital punishment is entitled to § 2254(d)’s presumption of correctness — Mann v. Scott (1994)
- holding that a trial court that excuses for cause prospective jurors "who express conscientious objections to capital punishment" violated a criminal defendant's right to a trial by an impartial jury — King v. State (2007)
- holding that exclusion for cause is proper where " '[a juror's] views [on the death penalty] would 'prevent or substantially impair the performance of his duties as a juror....' " — (untitled) (1998)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*414] Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case requires us to examine once again the procedures for selection of jurors in criminal trials involving the possible imposition of capital punishment, see Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510 (1968), and to consider standards for federal courts reviewing those procedures upon petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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Wainwright v. Witt, 469 U.S. 412 (1985)Read the full opinion
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