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RISTAINO v. ROSS

No. 74-1216.

424 U.S. 589 (1976)

RISTAINO ET AL. v. ROSS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. H. Smith, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the briefs were Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, John J. Irwin, Jr., and David A. Mills, Assistant Attorneys General.

Michael G. West, by appointment of the Court, 421 U.S. 1009, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent is a Negro convicted in a state court of violent crimes against a white security guard. The trial judge denied respondent's motion that a question specifically directed to racial prejudice be asked during voir dire in addition to customary questions directed to general bias or prejudice. The narrow issue is whether, under our recent decision in Ham...

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