Opinion ID: 1775659
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: did the death qualification of the jury deny cole an impartial jury from a cross-section of the community?

Text: Cole argues that the exclusion of jurors who would not consider the death penalty under any circumstances created a conviction-prone jury in the guilt phase. This argument has been rejected by both the United States Supreme Court and this Court. Lockhart v. McCree, 476 U.S. 162, 106 S.Ct. 1758, 90 L.Ed.2d 137 (1986); Irving v. State, 498 So.2d 305 (Miss. 1986), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 107 S.Ct. 1086, 95 L.Ed.2d 826 (1987). This assignment of error is without merit.