</s>"We simply cannot conclude, either on the basis of the record now before us or as a matter of judicial notice, that the ex- clusion of jurors opposed to capital punish- ment results in an unrepresentative jury on the issue of guilt or substantially in- creases the risk of conviction ... " Id ., 517-18. The court did, however, leave open the possibility that such a showing might be made in some future case. Id ., 520(n.18). This Court, subsequent to Witherspoon and several months prior to appellant's trial, denied the petitioners' motion for an evidential hearing regard- ing the foregoing claim in In Re Anderson, supra, 69 Cal. 2d 613, noting that the pending studies were of a "sociological or psychological nature" and that therefore the "prospect is remote" that pending studies "will yield views of human behavior of such incontestable, eternal truth that existing constitu- tional doctrines will have to retreat before them. Such studies hold too little promise to warrant what would amount to an indeterminate stay of the judicial process in a critical area. " Id .- 621. 279. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy: None mentioned.

Assassination: None mentioned, but the document refers to a "calculated political assassination" in relation to Sirhan's case.

Investigations:
- The document mentions Witherspoon v. Illinois and Bumper v. North Carolina, two Supreme Court cases related to capital punishment.
- It also references In Re Anderson, a California court decision regarding the exclusion of jurors opposed to capital punishment.

Related individuals and events:
- Sirhan is mentioned as the defendant in the case.
- The Arab-Israeli conflict is discussed as relevant to Sirhan's background.
- A trial court ruling on the relevance of evidence is compared to excluding a prosecution motion picture from evidence.
- The document references People v. Nye, a California court decision upholding the exclusion of irrelevant and immaterial evidence.

Dates and locations:
- The document does not specify dates or locations related to John F. Kennedy or the assassination.

Significant events or activities:
- The trial court's ruling on the relevance of evidence is discussed.
- The jury's determination of penalty in Sirhan's case is mentioned.

Evidence, testimony, or findings mentioned:
- The document references testimony from prospective jurors and alternates regarding their views on capital punishment.
- It also mentions a portion of a court-martial report as inadmissible hearsay.
- A film relating to the defendant's earlier years was excluded as irrelevant and immaterial.

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