Hamilton v. Alabama

Mar 30, 1964
793
Reporters:
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Before:
Black
Per Curiam.

The petition for writ of certiorari ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍is granted. The judgment is reversed. Johnson v. Virginia, 373 U. S. 61.

Mr. Justice Black concurs in reversal ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍of the judgment of contempt for reasons discussed in In re Murchison, 349 U. S. 133, In ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍re Oliver, 333 U. S. 257, and Thompson v. City of Louisville, 362 U. S. 199. Cf. Offutt v. United States, 348 ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍U. S. 11. Mr. Justice Clark, Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White are of ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍the opinion that certiorari should be denied.