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Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964)
Coleman v. Alabama No. 583 Argued March 25, 1964 Decided May 4, 1964 377 U.S. 129
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
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Petitioner, a Negro convicted of murder, filed a motion for a new trial asserting for the first time deprivation of his constitutional rights through systematic exclusion of Negroes from the grand and petit juries. The trial judge permitted petitioner to proceed on his motion, but, relying upon a state requirement that objections to the composition of a jury be made before trial, sustained objections to all questions concerning the alleged jury discrimination, and denied the motion. The state Supreme Court affirmed, finding no sufficient proof of jury discrimination.
Held: The practice of systematic exclusion, if proved, would entitle petitioner to a new trial, and, since the state Supreme Court decided his constitutional claim of jury discrimination on the merits, although petitioner had not been allowed to offer evidence to support that claim, petitioner must now be given that opportunity.
276 Ala. 513, 164 So.2d 704, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964) in 377 U.S. 129 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7PAH6NTFAPQKF1F.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964), in 377 U.S. 129, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7PAH6NTFAPQKF1F.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964). cited in 1964, 377 U.S. 129. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7PAH6NTFAPQKF1F.
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