Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bruce BARKSDALE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1971-01-27
Citations: 242 So. 2d 886
Docket Number: No. 51042
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bruce BARKSDALE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 242
Pages: 886–887

Head Matter:
257 La. 551
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Bruce BARKSDALE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 51042.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 27, 1971.

Opinion:
In re: Bruce Barksdale applying for writ of habeas corpus.
Application denied. The showing made does not warrant the exercise of either our original or supervisory jurisdiction. Considering the voir dire examination as a whole, the jurors named in the application were properly challenged for cause under the principles announced in Witherspoon v. Illinois. Moreover, no jury predisposed to capital punishment could have resulted since the defendant may challenge for cause under the law of this state any prospective juror opposed to a qualified verdict. See State v. Henry, 196 La. 217, 198 So. 910 (1941); State v. Jackson, 227 La. 642, 80 So.2d 105 (1955); State v. Weston, 232 La. 766, 95 So.2d 305 (1957). The record discloses that all jurors selected affirmed their willingness to consider a qualified verdict.