Rosales-Lopez v. U.S., No. 79-6624 (U.S. Supreme Court) (451 U.S. 182; 101 S.Ct. 1629) (April 21, 1981) (Justice White)
The Court held that the failure to honor a defendant's request to inquire into racial or ethnic prejudice is reversible error only where the circumstances of the case indicate a "reasonable possibility" that such prejudice might influence the jury.
In outlining the principles involved in determining whether the failure to ...
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