Case Name: Ham v. South Carolina
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-01-24
Citations: 404 U.S. 1057
Docket Number: No. 71-5139
Parties: Ham v. South Carolina.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 404
Pages: 1057–1057

Head Matter:
No. 71-5139.
Ham v. South Carolina.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. S. C. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1, presented by the petition, which reads as follows:
"1. Whether the trial judge's refusal to examine the jurors on voir dire as to whether petitioner's race or pretrial publicity would affect their ability to render a fair verdict violated petitioner's right to an impartial jury, guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution?"