SANDERS v. FAIR

No. 83-1611.

728 F.2d 557 (1984)

Harvey M. SANDERS, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Michael FAIR, et al., Respondents, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 29, 1984.

Certiorari Denied June 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brownlow M. Speer, Boston, Mass., for petitioner, appellant.

Barbara A.H. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Crim. Bureau, Boston, Mass., with whom Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for respondents, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied June 18, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 3541.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a federal district court decision denying appellant Sanders' petition for a writ of habeas corpus arises out of his state court trial for rape. At the trial Sanders' counsel, noting that his client was black and the victim was white, asked permission to question prospective jurors individually about possible racial prejudice. The trial judge felt that, under the circumstances...

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