According to the Supreme Court's decision in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), potential jurors who object to the death penalty cannot be automatically excluded from service.

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According to the Supreme Court's decision in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), potential jurors who object to the death penalty cannot be automatically excluded  from service.

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The Supreme Court ruled that excluding jurors simply because they have general objections to the death penalty violates the defendant's right to an impartial jury.

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