Patton v. Mississippi

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1947-12-08

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner, a Negro, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, by an all-white grand jury, charged with the murder of a white man. He was convicted by an all-white petit jury and sentenced to death by electrocution. He had filed a timely motion to quash the indictment alleging…

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