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ALEXANDER v. LOUISIANA

No. 70-5026.

405 U.S. 625 (1972)

ALEXANDER v. LOUISIANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Stephen Ralston argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, Margrett Ford, and Charles Finley.

Bertrand DeBlanc argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, Harry Howard, Assistant Attorney General, and Charles R. Sonnier.

Birch Bayh filed a brief for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., as amicus curiae urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

After a jury trial in the District Court for the Fifteenth Judicial District of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, petitioner, a Negro, was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on appeal by the Louisiana Supreme Court,1 and this Court granted certiorari.2 Prior to trial, petitioner had moved to quash the indictment...

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