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TURNER v. MURRAY

No. 84-6646.

476 U.S. 28 (1986)

TURNER v. MURRAY, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 30, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lloyd Snook III, by appointment of the Court, 471 U.S. 1134, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

James E. Kulp, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were William G. Broaddus, Attorney General, and Robert H. Anderson III, Assistant Attorney General.

JUSTICE WHITE announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and III, and an opinion with respect to Parts II and IV, in which JUSTICE BLACKMUN, JUSTICE STEVENS, and JUSTICE O'CONNOR join.

Petitioner is a black man sentenced to death for the murder of a white storekeeper. The question presented is whether the trial judge committed reversible error at voir dire by refusing petitioner's request to question prospective...

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