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HENRY v. COLLINS

No. 89.

380 U.S. 356 (1965)

HENRY v. COLLINS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 29, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Carter, Barbara A. Morris, Jack H. Young and Frank D. Reeves for petitioner in both cases.

W. O. Luckett for respondents in both cases.

PER CURIAM.

The petitions for certiorari are granted. The judgments are reversed.

After petitioner's arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace, he issued a statement to the effect that this arrest was the result of "a diabolical plot," in which respondents, the County Attorney and Chief of Police of Clarksdale, were implicated. Respondents brought suits for libel and obtained jury verdicts. The Supreme Court of Mississippi

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