It was over nine years ago, on December 4, 1961, that Essie Mae Hodson died in a hospital as the result of bodily injuries which she had suffered on the previous day in a beating so wantonly savage that it is somewhat anomalous to say that the crime was committed by human agency.
This case has a remarkably long procedural history. There have been four lengthy jury trials. Two of the resulting judgments...
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