Ham v. South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Ham v. South Carolina, 404 U.S. 1057 (1972)
92 S. Ct. 744
Ham v. South Carolina
Opinion of the Court
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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