What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)?
A. preventing convicted persons in capital cases from filing an appeal
B. preventing the prosecution from challenging jury selections in felony cases
C. encouragement of low-income defendants to act as their own attorney
D. the failure to provide low-income defendants with court-appointed lawyers
E. allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases
Answer: E
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