Solesbee V

Solesbee v. Balkcom (1950) was one of two cases that challenged the constitutionality of capital punishment prior to 1968. What was the issue addressed in this case?

A) whether a state is permitted to attempt a second execution by electrocution after the first attempt failed
B) whether a governor is allowed to determine an inmate's sanity where finding an inmate insane would prevent his or her execution
C) whether racial discrimination on the part of jurors, who had total discretion in the sentencing decision, infected death cases for rape in at least some Arkansas counties
D) whether prospective jurors could be excused simply because they were opposed to capital punishment
E) none of the above