Herndon v. Lowry

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1937-04-26

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Mr. Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. The appellant claims his conviction in a state court deprived him of his liberty contrary to the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment. He assigns as error the action of the Supreme Court of Georgia in overruling his claim and refusing him a discharge upon habeas corpus. The petition for the writ, presented to the Superior Court of Fulton Count…

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