State v. Duling

The principal contention of appellant in this appeal is that he was denied his right to a fair trial by *15an impartial jury when veniremen were excused for cause because they were opposed in principle to the death penálty in the absence of a conclusive showing that their opinions precluded them from finding the accused guilty of an offense punishable by death. In other words, appellant claims that the manner of questioning some prospective jurors who were excused for cause due to their opposition to the death penalty did not completely conform to the principles laid down in Witherspoon v.…