United States Supreme Court
Uttecht v. Brown, 06-413
Grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus setting aside a capital sentence, pursuant to a claim that the trial court had violated petitioner's constitutional rights by excusing a potential juror for cause, is reversed where the court of appeals neglected to accord the proper deference required of courts reviewing claims of Witherspoon-Witt error, and on the record it was error to find that a juror was not substantially impaired in the performance of their duties.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/04/2007
- Published 06/04/2007
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- United States Supreme Court