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COLE v. ARKANSAS

No. 373.

333 U.S. 196 (1948)

COLE ET AL. v. ARKANSAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 8, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rein and Joseph Forer argued the cause for petitioners. With them on the brief was Lee Pressman.

Oscar E. Ellis, Assistant Attorney General of Arkansas, and Shields M. Goodwin argued the cause for respondent. With Mr. Ellis on the brief was Guy E. Williams, Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioners were convicted of a felony in an Arkansas state court and sentenced to serve one year in the state penitentiary. The State Supreme Court affirmed, one judge dissenting on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions. 211 Ark. 836, 202 S.W.2d 770. A petition for certiorari here alleged deprivation of important rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. We granted certiorari...

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