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ASHCRAFT v. TENNESSEE

No. 381.

327 U.S. 274 (1946)

ASHCRAFT ET AL. v. TENNESSEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Bickers and Grover N. McCormick argued the cause and filed a brief, and William A. McTighe entered an appearance, for petitioner.

Nat Tipton, Assistant Attorney General of Tennessee, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Roy H. Beeler, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Mrs. Zelma Ashcraft was murdered in Shelby County, Tennessee. The petitioner Ware was convicted for the murder. The petitioner Ashcraft, husband of the deceased, was convicted for being an accessory before the fact. The Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the convictions. We reversed the judgment as to Ashcraft, vacated it as to Ware, and remanded the case to the Supreme Court of Tennessee for further proceedings...

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