Opinion ID: 1675525
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: (a) DID THE TRIAL COURT ERR IN REMOVING A PROSPECTIVE JUROR FOR CAUSE?

Text: A prospective juror was excused for cause after stating he could not return a verdict imposing the death penalty. He had stated there were cases in which he might consider the death penalty, but not this case. No error was committed by the circuit judge in excusing this juror for cause. See Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct. 1770, 20 L.Ed.2d 776 (1968); Irving v. State, 361 So.2d 1360 (Miss. 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 913, 99 S.Ct. 2014, 60 L.Ed.2d 386 (1979); and Armstrong v. State, 214 So.2d 589 (Miss. 1968), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 965, 89 S.Ct. 2109, 23 L.Ed.2d 750 (1969).