The Supreme Court ruled in this case that potential jurors who object to the death penalty cannot be automatically excluded from service.

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The Witherspoon v. Illinois case in 1968 established that potential jurors who have moral or religious objections to the death penalty cannot be automatically excluded from serving on a jury in a capital case. The decision required that jurors be selected based on their ability to follow the law and be fair, regardless of their personal beliefs about the death penalty.

The Supreme Court Ruled in This Case That Potential Jurors