Murphy v. Florida, No. 74-5116 (U.S. Supreme Court) (421 U.S. 794; 95 S.Ct. 2031) (June 16, 1975) (Justice Marshall)
In this case, the petitioner, who was convicted in state court of robbery, argued in his habeas corpus proceeding that he was denied a fair trial because jurors had learned from news accounts of prior felony convictions or certain facts about the robbery charge. In the course of jury selection ...
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