Clyde Harvey v. State of Mississippi

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1965-01-12

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TUTTLE, Chief Judge: On July 10, 1964, Clyde Harvey, a Negro farmer living nine or ten miles from Corinth, Mississippi, was stopped on the way home from town and arrested without a warrant, taken to jail and charged with “possession of whiskey.” This is a misdemeanor under the Mississippi Statute punishable by a fine of up to $500 and…

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