Aldridge v. United States, 283 U.S. 308 (1931)

Name: Aldridge v. United States, 283 U.S. 308 (1931) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Aldridge v. United States

No. 683

Argued March 16, 1931
Decided April 20, 1931
283 U.S. 308

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

1. A negro, about to be tried for the murder of a white man, is entitled to have the jurors asked on their voir dire whether they have any racial prejudice that would prevent a fair and impartial verdict. P. 311 et seq.

2. A request for such an inquiry at a trial in the District of Columbia (where prospective jurors are examined by the Court) held sufficient, although informal. P. 310.

47 F.2d 407 reversed.

Certiorari, 282 U.S. 836, to review a judgment affirming a sentence for murder.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Aldridge v. United States, 283 U.S. 308 (1931) in 283 U.S. 308 283 U.S. 309. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2QP96EA91J2M3IG.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Aldridge v. United States, 283 U.S. 308 (1931). cited in 1931, 283 U.S. 308, pp.283 U.S. 309. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2QP96EA91J2M3IG.

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