Opinion ID: 1955932
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Heading: The Court Erred in Excusing Certain Jurors For Cause at the Request of the State.

Text: The Court Erred in Failing to Quash the Jury Panel Which Actually Rendered the Death Sentence in this Case Because of the State's Use of Its Peremptory Challenges to Excuse All Persons of the Negro Race from the Panel Solely on the Basis of Their Race. The questions A-II, A-III, and A-IV were raised and denied on the direct appeal. They were adjudicated and constitute res adjudicate and are procedurally barred. Smith v. State, 434 So.2d 212 (Miss. 1983); Edwards v. Thigpen, 433 So.2d 906 (Miss. 1983); Callahan v. State, 426 So.2d 801 (Miss. 1982); Auman v. State, 285 So.2d 146 (Miss. 1973); and In Re Broom's Petition, 251 Miss. 25, 168 So.2d 44 (Miss. 1964).