Legal Opinion
State v. Ross
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 3, 1993No. 92-K-2208PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
623 So.2d 643 (1993)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Tyskie Tyrone ROSS.
No. 92-K-2208.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 3, 1993.
William H. Dunckelman, Anthony P. Champagne, Houma, for applicant.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Hon. Douglas H. Greenburg, Dist. Atty., Mark D. Rhodes, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.[1]
In this criminal case, the issue is whether the trial court erred in denying a defense challenge for cause when a prospective juror expressed a fixed belief that first degree murder should always be punished by the death penalty.
Tyskie Tyrone Ross was tried for first degree…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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