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LAW & HISTORY > jurist > Byron R White
To exclude all...
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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.
Source: Majority opinion in 8-1 ruling that overturned a Texas law barring opponents of the death penalty from jury duty in capital cases, 25 Jun 80
-- Byron R White, (Jun 8 1917-2002), US jurist; He was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-93; he also played professional football for one season (1938) with the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers).