State v. Bowens
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
This is an original appeal by Vernon L. Bowens, who was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Appellant asserts error in excluding from the jury panel without challenge by the State and over defense objections all persons who indicated that they did not believe in capital punishment or who stated that they had scruples concerning its infliction, because (a) the jury as composed was not representative of the community due to the systematic, intentional and discriminatory exclusion of qualified persons from the panel, in violation of…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. NolanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- State v. RichardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. StricklandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. HendersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. WickizerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- State v. DodsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. BellevilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
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