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PATTON v. MISSISSIPPI

No. 122.

332 U.S. 463 (1947)

PATTON v. MISSISSIPPI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurgood Marshall argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Andrew Weinberger.

George H. Ethridge, Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Greek L. Rice, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, a Negro, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, by an all-white grand jury, charged with the murder of a white man. He was convicted by an all-white petit jury and sentenced to death by electrocution. He had filed a timely motion to quash the indictment alleging that, although there were Negroes in the county qualified for jury service, the venires for the term from...

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