Opinion ID: 1247651
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Prospective Jurors Mull, White, and Davis

Text: Prospective jurors Mull, White, and Davis were considered together. When questioned by the State, Ms. Mull and Mr. White immediately announced that their views on the death penalty would prevent them from being able to consider a capital sentence. Although Ms. Davis also stated initially that I don't know  well, I'm against the death penalty, her subsequent answers under further questioning were somewhat equivocal. Nevertheless, she later indicated that saying he deserves death, I  I just don't believe in that, and that her views would substantially impair her performance as a juror. When the trial court asked each of these jurors clarifying questions to confirm their opposition to the death penalty, each was resolute in his or her refusal to consider the death penalty under any circumstances.