Harris v. South Carolina

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1949-06-27

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Mr. Justice Frankfurter announced the judgment of the Court and an opinion in which Mr. Justice Murphy and Mr. Justice Rutledge join. On Sunday morning, April 28, 1946, Edward L. Bennett and his wife were killed in their store in Aiken *69 County, South Carolina. Bennett’s last words were, “A big negro shot me and robbed me.” Pet…

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