To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect of the death penalty would be to deprive the defendant of the impartial jury to which he or she is entitled under the law.
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The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light of the complete finality of the death sentence.
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| Birth: | 8th June, 1917 |
| Death: | 15th April, 2002 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Football Player, Judge |
About
Byron White was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was an American judge and football player. He won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He played in the National Football League for three seasons and practiced law for 15 years before his Supreme Court appointment. White was the Colorado state chair of John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. White was appointed to the Supreme Court by Kennedy in 1962. He retired in 1993 and is the twelfth longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. He was the first Supreme Court Justice from the state of Colorado.
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