Norris v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1935-04-01

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*588 Me. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, Clarence Norris, is one of nine negro boys who were indicted in March, 1931, in Jackson County, Alabama, for the crime of rape. On being brought to trial in that county, eight were convicted. The Supreme Cou…

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