Adams v. Texas, 444 U.S. 990

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?

Case Details

Case Name: Adams v. Texas

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Dec 10, 1979

Citations: 444 U.S. 990; 100 S. Ct. 519; 62 L. Ed. 2d 419; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 4045; No. 79-5175

Docket Number: No. 79-5175

Court Abbreviation: U.S.