State v. Rogers

Defendant moved to quash the bill of indictment on the ground that jurors opposed to capital punishment were challenged for cause, asserting that it was error to permit individual jurors to be questioned as to their belief in capital punishment. The record contains the following entry with respect to selection of the jury: "Immediately prior to the presentation of the State’s evidence, the jury was duly selected as required by law. During the interrogation of the individual jurors the State inquired of each juror: ‘Do you believe in capital punishment in certain cases as provided by law?’ ”…