Alexander v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1972-04-03

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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…

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